Trending News|February 03, 2015 04:34 EST
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Movie News: British Board of Film Classification Rates Movie - Age 18 & Up
The much awaited movie "Fifty Shades of Grey' is due to release this Feb. 13, with an 18 rating certificate given by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
The movie, despite its explicit scenes, is said to hit the cinemas without any cuts after the censors' approval.
The movie, which stars Jamie Dornan in the lead as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson in the opposite lead as Anastasia Steele, is based on E.L. James' best-selling trilogy. Evidently, Universal Studios and Focus Features paid $5 million for the rights to make the film.
Speaking about the adult content of the movie, the director, Sam Taylor-Johnson said, "The sex scenes are pretty intense ... but I've seen them so many times that I tend to forget," according to The Independent.
Apparently, the movie contains about a dozen of sex scenes, although the director tried not to make the whole film about it, according to BBC.
In other news, the movie seems to be doing good for the songs aired in the film. Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" has moved from No. 45 to No. 36 to No. 20 and the end-credits song, The Weeknd's "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" climbs to No. 27 from No. 70 on the Hot 100, according to Billboard.
Like many other movie trailers, even the "Fifty Shades of Gray' trailer was aired at the 2015 Super Bowl.
The movie has been shot in various locations, the past one year, including Vancouver, Canada, where the lead stars were spotted as they posted pictures on Instagram.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is expected to gross between $45 to $50 million during its opening weekend, making it on point to become the second-biggest Valentine's Day weekend opening of all time.