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Gus Van Sant, the director of Good Will Hunting and a shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho might not seem like the sort who would be interested in directing a movie like Fifty Shades of Grey, but that was one directing job he was very interested in. He wanted the job so much that he decided to just go ahead and film a sex scene and use that as an audition piece, thinking that was the way to get attention.As ideas go, it’s not the worst. Van Sant tells THR that he thought filming a sex scene would show how…

Actor Jamie Dornan says he was forced to go into hiding after he was "ridiculed" by the reviews for the 2015 hit `Fifty Shades of Grey. The erotic romance film, which was panned by the critics, released in the UK after Dornan earned acclaim for his performance as a serial killer in the series "The Fall". The actor said he and his family hid out at the home of his "Fifty Shades" director Sam Taylor-Johnson after the backlash. "I think I hid. I was coming off the back of career-altering reviews for `The Fall` and…

Jamie Dornan has revealed that he went into hiding with his family after the release of Fifty Shades of Grey. In a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the actor revealed that the film was met with harsh reviews, and during that time the actor, along with his family, 'shut ourselves off from the world.' (Also read: Jamie Dornan reveals how a stalker turned up at his house post Fifty Shades of Grey success) Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Grey. Jamie on dealing with bad reviewsIn the new…

Fifty Shades of Grey may have been a hit with the fans and achieved huge box office records, but critics didn’t take well to the trilogy. Rotten Tomatoes scores gave the first movie a Rotten 25%, with Darker and Freed both getting 11%. Jamie Dornan, who signed on as Christian Grey for the three films, recalled going into hiding once negative reviews for the first movie came out.It mustn’t have been easy for Jamie Dornan’s cinematic breakthrough to have been in the E.L. James-adapted film. He got real with BBC Sounds…

Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan said that he`s `lucky to be alive` after he encountered toxic caterpillars during his holiday. The Hollywood actor was on holiday in Portugal with friends when he started suffering from heart attack symptoms, which were most likely to have been caused by `toxic` caterpillars. He had to be hospitalised due to the pain, reports mirror.co.uk. His friend also experienced some of the symptoms while they were at the golfing resort. Doctors asked the actor’s friend how much…

A brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:18 am (0718 GMT) for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander. Mission control staff cheered and applauded as the lander separated from the rocket around 48 minutes later without problems -- a key milestone for the private company. ULA's president and CEO Tony Bruno praised the launch on NASA's…

As someone who dove hard into the Fifty Shades franchise, I’m familiar with a lot of Anastasia Steele’s likes and dislikes. In Fifty Shades Freed, she and Christian Grey get in some definitely needed R&R in the tub before engaging in a spirited sexual romp in a move that E.L. James would likely call an "inner goddess" moment for Ana. When it comes to real-life actress Dakota Johnson, she’s not so far from the character she played on the big screen – at least when it comes to that first bit.Anastasia Steele Loves A…

Jamie Dornan shot to worldwide fame for his role in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, where he played Christian Grey. In a new interview with The Independent, the actor recalled that taking on that role did have consequences. The Irish actor revealed that after those films released he found himself at the centre of fan attention, and had a 'scary' experience involving a stalker who turned up at his place while his kids were present. (Also read: Jamie Dornan reveals ‘his lips absolutely blew up’ after he kissed a…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJamie Dornan has opened up, in an interview with The Independent, about how director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s departure from the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise affected the film series.Dornan starred as kinky business magnate Christian Grey in all three films in the trilogy from 2015 to 2018. The movies were all received disastrously by critics, at the same time turning Dornan into a…

Fame and celebrity. They can come with true obstacles. Of course, there’s the enormous wealth, and tremendous access, that typically follow stardom. When you reach the top of the entertainment industry, your life changes, forever. But not all the changes are welcome, as Jamie Dornan discovered while working on the Fifty Shades of Grey film adaptations. Critics didn’t love the movies, and fans argued over the first movie’s ending, leading to all sorts of chatter surrounding the trilogy. While we tracked the off-screen…