'Fifty Shades Darker' is an erotic drama film directed by James Foley based on a screenplay by Niall Leonard. It features the return of Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as main protagonists Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. Brant Daughtery of 'Pretty Little Liars' joins Johnson and Dornan on set.
According to the Daily Mail, lead actress Dakota Johnson is seen on the filming set of James Foley's follow-up to the erotic drama first released on February 13, 2015. New photographs of Johnson on-location as her character Anastasia 'Ana' Steele have emerged. The actress looked bright and smiling during filming despite some showers in Vancouver, B.C.
Brant Daugherty, who plays Ana's bodyguard Luke Sawyer, was also spotted on-set for the first time since principal photography began on February 9. Photographs posted on Just Jared showed the 30-year old American actor looked dapper in a black leather motorbike jacket and boots. His character Luke is a member of Christian Grey's security team assigned to look after Ana.
Daughtery is best known for his role as Noel Kahn on the hit television series 'Pretty Little Liars'. He was also a regular on 'Army Wives' and had a role in Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management'. Daughtery also signed on for the third installment in the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' cinematic trilogy, 'Fifty Shades Freed'.
Jamie Dornan is also set to reprise his role as the titular entrepreneur-slash-masochist Christian Grey for the second and third films. His character was first introduced in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' as a young and saavy business magnate with a kinky little secret as well as a "dark side". Ana and Christian's relationship will be explored further in the subsequent two films.
Dornan and Johnson were seen filming numerous kissing scenes in Vancouver. It was also rumored that Dornan will engage in full-frontal nudity for the upcoming film although this report has yet to be confirmed. Other actors who were seen on-location include Luke Grimes, Bella Heathcote and Eric Johnson, who play Christian's brother, Christian's ex-lover and Christian's rival, respectively.
According to International Business Times, the events of the new film will follow Ana as she begins a new job at Seattle Independent Publishing. She then meets her new boss Jack Hyde, who turns out to be a manipulative psycho. He attempts to woo her over through deceit and blackmail.
'Fifty Shades Darker' is an erotic drama film intended as the second installment in the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' cinematic trilogy. It is directed by James Foley based on a screenplay by Niall Leonard and is scheduled to premiere on February 10, 2017. James is currently filming back-to-back with the third film 'Fifty Shades Freed' in Vancouver.
