He played the main role in “50 Shades of Grey”. Later he had to go into hiding. He admitted whether he regretted this role

At the beginning of 2015, the premiere of the erotic melodrama directed by Sam Tylor-Johnson took place. The unpretentious film, full of perverse scenes, was based on the novel of the same title by the British writer EL James.

After the premiere of “Fifty Shades of Grey”, he fled the city. He told me the reasons

The main character, Christian Gray, was created by Jamie Dornan, and his on-screen partner was 26-year-old . Even though the production brought enormous popularity to both of them and became a real springboard for their careers, the success was not obvious immediately after the premiere. Although the film quickly became a hit, attracting large crowds to cinemas and thus achieving box office success, critics’ reviews were far from favorable. In total, “Fifty Shades of Grey” received as many as 6 Golden Raspberry statuettes, i.e. anti-awards awarded the night before the Oscars.

In the “Desert Island Discs” program for BBC Radio 4, the actor revealed that at one point the situation became so unbearable that he had to leave the city with his family to distance himself from the unpleasant comments coming from everywhere. – I think I hid. My family went to see Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. In their absence, they allowed us to stay with them in the countryside – . – We kind of hid there for some time to isolate ourselves from the world, he recalled.

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However, the wave of criticism did not prevent the creators from making the next two parts, “Fifty Shades Darker” and “The New Shape of Grey”, which were released in 2017 and 2018. Contrary to speculations, he played the main character again, which he was obliged to do under a previously signed contract. – The title made so much money that the next parts were greenlit overnight – he said. He admitted that he had moments of hesitation as to whether he should risk his reputation again, but ultimately he did not regret getting involved in this project.

The publicity, whether it was positive or negative, helped him make a name for himself in Hollywood, although he is now more cautious about the offers he receives and is not planning to take on any other equally controversial roles for now. – I’m not saying I’ll never do something very loud again. (…) But I am also very happy with where I am now. For the most part, I can live a pretty normal life. I can sit on the subway and feel good, he admitted directly. And he added that despite his unbridled ambitions, he does not want to devote his entire life to chasing success. – I am an ambitious person (…), but over the last 10 years I realized that I don’t want to climb to the top all the time. I am not interested in it. I’m happy that I can continue to do what I’ve been doing and then one day I’ll just disappear and play golf for the rest of my life,” he said.