Yesterday brought a teaser (oo-er, matron! etc) and a poster. Today delivers the main Fifty Shades Darker trailer and a full consignment of exotic locations (masquerade balls, yachts, Jamie Dornan's pecs) and some more of that smouldering chemistry between Ana Steele and Christian Grey. Watch it below.
With the success of the first Fifty Shades Of Grey adaptation, the next two, shot back to back by director James Foley have been cracking on. The first of the follow-ups, Fifty Shades Darker, has just put its initial poster online featuring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson playing dress-up.
The emotional fallout of the first movie continues here, as a wounded Christian Grey (Dornan) tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele (Johnson) back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together. Yep, expect those skeletons from Christian's sexy, expensive closet to come a-dancing out all over the place.
The likes of Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Victor Rasuk, Eloise Mumford and Max Martini are also back, joined by Kim Basinger, Hugh Dancy, Bella Heathcote and Eric Johnson. Because the franchise has a certain Johnson quotient to fill, and with original director Sam Taylor-Johnson choosing not to return, this is the result.
And because this is the way movie marketing works these days, the poster was accompanied by the 15-second teaser trailer for the actual trailer, which "drops" (as the kids say) tomorrow. For now, make your way through this farty guff gust of surely unnecessary promotion, and we'll have the proper footage tomorrow.
Plus, for all your Christian Grey needs, Dornan dropped by the Empire Podcast recently and he spoke about the new movie. You can check that out below, and Fifty Shades Darker will be with us on February 10.