A brand new Fifty Shades of Grey trailer has just appeared in the media-verse, and despite its interestingly minimalist approach to visual presentation, it's one of the best. It is also, by far, the most unusual. Furthermore, the video boasts the pairing of two wildly popular contenders for the coveted roles of BDSM enthusiast Christian Grey and his virginal, in-over-her-head lady-love/slave, Anastasia Steele. According to Renier Palland at Celeb Dirty Laundry, Somerhalder and Watson are now the frontrunners in the mad scramble for the E.L. James "mommie porn" film leads. And although their images are also kept at a minimum in the trailer, their presence is powerfully, almost palpably felt.
The Watson/Somerhalder version of Steele and Grey's über kinky "bad romance' begins with a quote from Anais Nin, famous diarist, paramour of Henry Miller, and intrepid sexual adventuress. Nin's quote: "We travel, some of us forever to seek other states, other lives, other souls" floats languidly on a jet black screen before giving way to a series of fluidly connected, teasingly brief yet intensely memorable images. Gone are the predictable, chronologically paced scenes of Ana's arrival at her future master's office and the stages of her physical and psychological transformation. Also intriguingly absent are overtly sexual images. The eroticism conveyed by this trailer is, much like the essence of fetishism, far more psychosexual than physically so. Or as Palland so succinctly puts it, "the trailer has more of a surrealistic appeal, focusing more on the aesthetic than the whole." As for Watson and Somerhalder, they appear only separately, never together, either in extreme close-ups, or as distant, light-limned silhouettes enshrouded in darkness.
"It will linger like a whisper," proclaims one of the new Fifty Shades of Grey trailer's final captions, "and will captivate you." True.
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You think this is one of the best trailers? They didn't even get Ana's eye color correct!!! & Ian Somerhalder still looks like a vamoire just waking up. Ian can't possiby be a front runner in the producers or E.L. James eye. He is only 5' 9 1/2" & has a very small body frame. That would make casting everyone else in the movie very difficult since Christian Grey is tall, broad shouldered, long legged. He commands & dominates every room he walks into. Ian would not be able to pull that off. All the men cast would need to be under 5' 6-7" & smaller framed than him. The women would need to be very petite & under 5' 4". Come on people!!!
This video is proof that Ian Somerhalder is way to small and delicately featured to portray Christian Grey! He doesn't have the height, lean yet muscular frame, long legs, intense eyes, panty-combusting smile, square jaw, intimidating presence or gracefulness described of Christian.
Ian has the most intense, sensual eyes I've ever seen. Those are Christian's eyes for sure. He is so perfect for this part in every way. Everything about him is panty melting. For those who nitpick about height, your agenda is obvious... He is 5'10''. A couple inches under 6', hardly a dealbreaker. That's perfect. Christian Grey isn't a pro basketball player. And Hollywood can make actors appear taller on screen if need be. That's not the most important aspect of this character. You'd be surprised how not very tall some of your favorite actors are... Those who expect every detail of CG to appear on screen need to remember that CG is a character and doesn't really exist in any actor. Film adaptations are never exactly as the books. Details will vary here and there.
Ian is not 5'10". He is 5'9 1/2". If I tiptoe, I'll already be taller than Ian. Christian is supposed to tower over people so he has to be at least 6' tall. I'm not being nitpicky here. Ian is still too short to play the role of Christian so don't try to add another half inch to his height. Secondly, Ian is too old to play Christian. First, you say that Ian fits "this part in every way." Then later on you say that CG "doesn't really exist in any actor." You just contradicted yourself right there.
no way to emma watson playing ana , i think alexis bledel should play ana she would make her character. and ian somerhalder is the one to play christian grey , noone eles would fit to play that character , alexis bledel and ian somerhalder !!!
Emma still looks like she is 12. Ian might be able to pull off a the dark side of Christian, but I cannot see him as a CEO classy business type. Yes Hollywood might be able to make some changes to make him taller, but that would be at an additional expense. Henry Cavill fits the description best. He has a dominant look, but a boyish smile like Christian has, his body is to die for, he looks like a Greek god, has the piercing gray eyes, is the closest to the age and is 6'1. No height enhancement necessary. Ian looks more evil bad boy & always does his half smirk & weird thing with his eyebrows that just doesn't appeal to me. I love him on VD, but not as CG. In Tudors, Henry has played playful playboy, seductive, classy, dominant, arrogant, confident, pained & has already done the explicit scenes. He is the actor that fits the physical description AND has the resume to prove he can do the character justice. His look is versatile. Christian does not look evil & hard, he looks like a beautiful classy CEO Greek god & his look is not suppose to give away what he hides. Ian's gives it away instantly, he LOOKS evil and hard. Henry looks classy but yet can pull of the dominant seductive as well as that boyish smile Ana always talks about. So Ian is great as a vampire or stalker, but missing some things for CG. My vote is for Henry Cavill & Alexandra Daddario. Alexandra Daddrio fits Ana to a T. She has the long brown hair, alabaster skin, & BIG BLUE yes to big for her face. She has an innocent beauty requiring no makeup but is versatile enough to also look sexy when need be. Alexis Bliedel fits the description, but looks TOO innocent & not sexy which I would expect Ana to grow into as the story progresses. Alexandra's look can be both innocent & sexy. At 26 she looks 22 but has the maturity to handle the steamy scenes. Just because Ana STARTS out innocent does not mean that's all she is & looks. The actress need to pull off the innocent at the beginning & the sexuality & maturity as the story & Ana's character grows.
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the dark side of Christian, but I cannot see him as a CEO classy business type. Yes Hollywood might be able to make some changes to make him taller, but that would be at an additional expense. Henry Cavill fits the description best. He has a dominant look, but a boyish smile like Christian has, his body is to die for, he looks like a Greek god, has the piercing gray eyes, is the closest to the age and is 6'1. No height enhancement necessary. Ian looks more evil bad boy & always does his half smirk & weird thing with his eyebrows that just doesn't appeal to me. I love him on VD, but not as CG. In Tudors, Henry has played playful playboy, seductive, classy, dominant, arrogant, confident, pained & has already done the explicit scenes. He is the actor that fits the physical description AND has the resume to prove he can do the character justice. His look is versatile. Christian does not look evil & hard, he looks like a beautiful classy CEO Greek god & his look is not suppose to give away what he hides. Ian's gives it away instantly, he LOOKS evil and hard. Henry looks classy but yet can pull of the dominant seductive as well as that boyish smile Ana always talks about. So Ian is great as a vampire or stalker, but missing some things for CG. My vote is for Henry Cavill & Alexandra Daddario. Alexandra Daddrio fits Ana to a T. She has the long brown hair, alabaster skin, & BIG BLUE yes to big for her face. She has an innocent beauty requiring no makeup but is versatile enough to also look sexy when need be. Alexis Bliedel fits the description, but looks TOO innocent & not sexy which I would expect Ana to grow into as the story progresses. Alexandra's look can be both innocent & sexy. At 26 she looks 22 but has the maturity to handle the steamy scenes. Just because Ana STARTS out innocent does not mean that's all she is & looks. The actress need to pull off the innocent at the beginning & the sexuality & maturity as the story & Ana's character grows.