James approves of the renovations, particularly in the Red Room. So we wanted to plush it up.' (Fun fact: Christian's staircase is now translucent.)įifty Shades author E.L. We felt like the first Red Room was a bit spare and not particularly inviting or sensuous. 'We changed the color of the walls and the carpets and a lot of things. “Christian’s apartment is somewhat different,' Foley says.

When director James Foley came aboard for Fifty Shades Darker (and upcoming third installment Fifty Shades Freed), he decided to warm up the set design. He added that the red color chosen for the room couldn't be too garish, but instead more subdued.Watch Video: What Dakota Johnson tells friends before they see '50 Shades'Īre you excited for the return of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele? Fifty Shades Darker arrives in theaters Thursday and we've got seven big secrets straight from the set. he said he did his best to avoid making the room look “tacky” by choosing the right shades of the color and surface finishes.

The designer, who graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Art, said he got ideas from everyone, including the movie's director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and Wasco's wife, set decorator Sandy Reynolds-Wasco.īaker's previous designs included sets for “Alice in Wonderland,” 'Thor,” “Avatar,” “Star Trek” and “Ocean's 13.” But he said that conceptualizing the Red Room was the “most challenging” part of the entire movie because it was not something that he did normally.

Scott Baker was approached by the movie's producer David Wasco in July 2013 to work in “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Baker told Vogue Australia that he was quite keen to work on the movie because he was sure it would be a box-office success.īaker started working on the design of Red Room immediately and had ample time to plan it. The mastermind behind the highly secretive room in Grey's penthouse has now revealed the ideas behind its creation. The movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” was not just famous for its bondage-sex theme but also because of its magnificent and mysterious “Red Room of Pain.” In the movie, protagonist Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) brings all his girlfriends, including Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), to the Red Room.

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