UPDATE 6/19: Sam Taylor-Johnson was just announced as the director of
Fifty Shades of Grey. So now we move on to casting. Let the cards fall where they may..
Read more on the story:
The Wrap //
Deadline //
Variety //Collider //THR.
20minutos.es was among the press that got to
chat with Henry in Madrid today. While most of the talk of course focused on
Man of Steel, they reportedly managed to ask him about
Fifty Shades of Grey. And if the answer is an accurate one, you Christian Grey fans are going to FLIP OUT.
This is our translation. Again, we're assuming this is a reliable publication, which we believe it is. Anyone want to forward it over to E.L. James? ;)
Here goes it:
Original:
¿Ser谩, como esperan algunas, el protagonista de 50 sombras de Grey?
No hay todav铆a un gui贸n definitivo ni un director contratado as铆 que, por extensi贸n, tampoco un actor concreto. Si alguien me ofreciera el papel, me gustar铆a leer el gui贸n y, de gustarme, por supuesto que lo aceptar铆a. Sin duda. Es algo muy diferente a los papeles que he hecho hasta ahora, y me interesa cambiar.
Our translation:
Are you like some hope, the lead character in Fifty Shades of Grey?
There is still no final script or a director hired so, by extension, there is also no concrete actor. If someone offered me the role, I'd like to read the script and, if I liked it, of course I'd accept it. Without a doubt. It's something very different to the roles I've done up until now, and I'm interested in change.
Now keep in mind, once again his words were translated from English to Spanish and then back to English, so again.. take it with a grain of salt. But if we were
Fifty Shades fangirls our inner goddesses would be doing somersaults over the moon right now ;)
We'll try and translate the rest of the interview for you as soon as we catch our collective breath. It's been pretty busy around here!
UPDATE 6/18:
Sensacine apparently also asked Henry about
Fifty Shades of Grey. His answer is a little different, so we are adding it to the post.
Original:
En declaraciones exclusivas a SensaCine, Henry Cavill nos ha contado lo siguiente sobre 50 sombras. "A ver... ¡Ni siquiera he visto el gui贸n! ¡Tampoco hay director!", comenta. "Me parece que es una pel铆cula a la que le falta mucho para concretarse. Me parece que va a ser una pel铆cula “complicadilla” de hacer. Aunque, como digo, no puedo hacer muchos comentarios al respecto porque todav铆a no hay nada tangible con lo que trabajar. Mientras no haya un gui贸n o un director que me explique qu茅 es lo que se va a hacer, yo no puedo tomar ninguna decisi贸n".
Our translation:
Speaking exclusively to SensaCine, Henry Cavill told us this about Fifty Shades. "Let's see ... I haven't even seen the script! There is also no director!" he says. "I think it's a film that has a long way from materializing. I think it's going to be a movie a little complicated to make. Though, as I say, I can't make many comments about it, because there's still nothing tangible to work with. Until there's a script or a director that explains to me what they're going to do, I can't make any decision. "
There you have it. Take it as you will.. we'll keep you posted if anything else comes out.
