Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and Ana Steele (Dakota Johnson) walked so seriously by Seattle’s Lori’s Bar in front of a crowd in Vancouver’s Gastown today. Such a contrast to the actors in between takes. Since Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed are shooting at the same time, it’s not clear where this scene belongs except it’s likely to be Fifty Shades Darker.
Oh so serious Christian Grey and Ana Steele.
After the final take Jamie Dornan held an umbrella over Dakota Johnson’s head as they talked to the director.
Set
Fifty Shades trilogy author E. L. James’s photo of some local photographers today.
Justin King/@KingsCourtGraphs. Ken/@Pursuit23. John/@Canadagraphs.
Ana Steele and Christian Grey.
Sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed are expected to shoot in metro Vancouver for five months from mid- February to mid-July, with Fifty Shades Darker expected to film in Paris for a few days too.
Casting so far:
Jack Hyde: Eric Johnson.
Mrs. Robinson – Kim Basinger.
Leila – Bella Heathcote.
The first film in the trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, grossed more than half a billion dollars worldwide on an estimated budget of $40 million. James Foley will direct the back-to-back productions based on scripts by Niall Leonard, husband to the erotic trilogy’s author E.L. James.
Filming started February 16th and is expected to wrap July 12th (dates subject to change) according to the Directors Guild of Canada-BC list. Production code is Further Adventures of Max & Banks 2 & 3.
Fifty Shades Darker will be in theatres on February 16, 2017 and Fifty Shades Freed opens a year later on February 9, 2018.