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Video: Here's The 50 Shades Of Grey Trailer
Mommy porn bestseller 50 Shades of Grey will finally hit movie theaters on February 14th, 2015—and the film's first trailer has just been released. There are flashes of a riding crop, a restrained wrist, and a blindfolded Anastasia Steele, as Beyonce delivers a slowed down, sultry version of "Crazy in Love." (A few days ago, she posted some teasers of the trailer on her Instagram.) Somehow, this version of the trailer was too hot for the Today show this morning.
The film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, stars Dakota Johnson as naive Anastasia and Jamie Dornan as the ridiculously young and brooding billionaire Christian Grey, who introduces Anastasia into his glamorous world—and the pleasures of BDSM. (Dornan replaced Charlie Hunnam, the original and, honestly, more interesting pick to play Christian.)
One of the book's British publicists Tweeted to author E.L. James, "we're feeling a bit emotional #FSOGTrailer <3" and she replied, "Me too! <3"
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