“Fifty Shades of Grey” sure knows how to torture its audience.
After all, could there be anything more boring than a photo of the S&M drama’s lead actress, Dakota Johnson, sitting pensively with a pencil at her lower lip?
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Sure, it has the name of her boyfriend/psychotic sexual liberator, Christian Grey, written on it, but what’s so exciting about that? He owns a company, so of course he’s going to have customized pencils!
Here’s a tip for the marketing team on this film: People want excitement. A tease. Even a wink at the things that are to come!
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On the bright side, we know that the camera work will boast some pretty distinct colors, so that’s something.
Happy Birthday, Anastasia. #FiftyShades pic.twitter.com/CDmn5WOwBp
— Fifty Shades of Grey (@FiftyShades) September 10, 2014