"It happens very quickly, as it does in the book. "It's too short, in my opinion, it should've been longer," Harden said of the catfight with Basinger during an interview with Entertainment Weekly last year. She also brings a bit of sass, if you remember the sound of her slapping Elena (Kim Basinger) in Darker. Despite the fact her son is an emotionally stunted BDSM psychopath guarded, Harden brings a special warmth to the relationship they share. Regardless of how he gets there, Christian ends up forging a deep bond with his adoptive mother. Of course, this fact is a little murkier in the movies we find out in Freed that Jack Hyde only targets the Greys because he believes he should've been adopted by them instead.
Since Grace is a pediatrician, the book discusses how she was the attending physician who was on hand to treat four-year-old Christian after his biological mother died.
There are a few subtle differences between the book and the movie regarding how he came to be in the care of Grace and her husband, Carrick Grey.Ģ1 Insane Things That I Still Can't Believe Actually Happen in Fifty Shades Freed We learn that Christian was actually adopted from the foster care system after his birth mother, a sex worker and drug addict, committed suicide when he was just a little boy.
Luckily, the latest (and final) offering helped to color in a little more about both Grace and the Grey family.Īs we learn in the first film, its sequel ( Fifty Shades Darker), and the final film in the trilogy ( Fifty Shades Freed) - which is full of even more insane moments than the previous installments - Christian (Jamie Dornan) has some serious mommy issues.
Grace Trevelyan Grey, is cut out for the film adaptations of E.L. After all, the bulk of her character, Dr. Suffice it to say, we've never been sure what exactly drew the Oscar-nominated actress to the part. I can speak French but I don’t speak it very often,” said Syemour, who said she had spent most of the day practicing so as not to forget her lines.Slight spoilers for Fifty Shades Freed below!Įver since the Fifty Shades franchise began back in 2015 with Fifty Shades of Grey, the role of Christian Grey's mother has been played by the inimitable Marcia Gay Harden. “It’s kinda freaky, isn’t it? They asked me to do it in two languages. She had served as host and begged to sit down after spending two hours onstage in high heels. She even came prepared with the her own Lumee selfie light. Jane Seymour was the queen of the selfies, happily snapping dozens of pics with excited fans. Prince Albert II joined the guests seated at the central table and was spotted showing off photos of toddler twins Jacques and Gabriella. Seatmate Jeffrey Tambor said his turn on Amazon’s Transparent has been “the role of a lifetime.”
If these roles continue to get audiences, awards and noticed, then writers will realize there is a market for it and that’s what people want to see,” she said. “I think they’re getting more reflective of what women are really like, which is complicated and multi-faceted. The changes in international television and the state of drama have given women juicier roles, a change Harden heartily welcomes. “I’m exhilarated by hard work, so it makes me feel good,” she said.
The pace of a TV show has been a change for the Oscar-winning actress, who said she revels in the demanding schedule.