Why the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie is Doomed

Is ‘doomed’ too strong a word to anticipate the fate of the film ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’? The movie adaptation of the E.L. James novel has seen quite a lot of highs and lows even before the shooting started and everything from casting to release dates have been in a state of constant turmoil. To start from the beginning, Focus Features, which is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, has reportedly handed out a whopping $ 5 million to E.L. James to purchase the movie rights from the author. And the total cost of the film is at a staggering $ 40 million and to recover the costs and declare the film to be a blockbuster, the film had to be released in August when most films have a fair chance of doing well in summer.

Instead of releasing the film in the summer, the film will instead see a February release at the Valentine’s Day weekend, but in the year 2015. The delay in the film has also thrown up a few questions regarding the future of the film. With fans already exasperated at having to wait for so long, the film is testing the patience of all fans, waiting with bated breath for the venture to finally see the light of day. In a fresh turn of events, it has surfaced that Patrick Marber will be putting a final polish to the script of the novel inspired movie, earlier written by Kelly Marcel.

The movie’s rating was also a cause of concern and finally it has been revealed that the film would get a NC-17 rating. This rating, many feel is a gateway to doomdom in the world of films and entertainment. Another piece of disturbing news surfaced when it was revealed that the director of the movie, Sam Taylor-Johnson’s husband would play the role of the title character Christian Grey. But some fans are thanking their stars this piece of news did not materialise. But the casting troubles for the character of Christian Grey were far from over.

Actors like Robert Pattinson, Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer and more could not be roped in to play the character and finally the choice of the casting team was Charlie Hunnam, the star of ‘Sons of Anarchy’.  But fate was yet to play a cruel joke on the team again, when Hunnam walked away and the team was again running from pillar to post to look for the perfect replacement. The team zeroed in on Jamie Dornan and till now, he is the Christian Grey fans will look forward to. The role of Anastasia Steele was also a subject of much speculation after actresses like Felicity Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Imogen Poots and more could not make the cut as the naive college student. The role finally went to Dakota Johnson and is still with her.

Though the film has been in the news even before its release, let us hope that the fans’ continuing interest in the film continues to make it popular for all the right reasons.