Eventually, the trilogy would go on to sell a staggering 165 million copies worldwide.
The steamy series far surpassed expectations, at the time breaking multiple records (viaBBC).
“I developed a friendship with [director Sam Taylor-Johnson] …
But that was a somewhat traumatic experience for me.
He also shared that part of his hesitation was knowing that the film likely wouldn’t receive positive reviews.
“It can’t be typecast.
There aren’t a million scripts lying around about millionaires who are into BDSM.
It always felt like it was this sort of one-all situation,” Dornan toldVariety.
But it’s kind of like, ‘That was it.'”
