{"id":4166,"date":"2015-02-13T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T08:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2015-02-13T08:03:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T08:03:59","slug":"thousands-expected-for-fifty-shades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/13\/thousands-expected-for-fifty-shades\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands expected for Fifty Shades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF has been seized by a grand passion \u2013 as thousands prepare to see the long awaited <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2322441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fifty Shades of Grey.<\/a><br \/>\nThe adaption of E.L. James&#8217; best selling novel, which charts the steamy romance of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, grabbed headlines with its shocking bondage themes. And Friday sees the long awaited release of the motion picture adaption of the book.<br \/>\nDirected by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, the online film trailer alone has been watched almost 54 million times.<br \/>\n<em>Watch the trailer, by Universal Pictures UK on YouTube here:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Fifty Shades Of Grey - Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) HD\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SfZWFDs0LxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Fifty Shades Of Grey - Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) HD\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SfZWFDs0LxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nCinemas across Cardiff have received pre-bookings since December for the film event, and booking lines for cinemas have been adapted to fast track people booking Fifty Shades tickets.<br \/>\nAt Cardiff\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myvue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vue cinema<\/a>, team leader Angela Gray said: \u201cIt\u2019s the biggest reaction I have seen in the three years I have worked here. For just the Friday and Saturday we have over 1,300 people booked in already.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cMen and women have been booking in in big groups, we\u2019ve had lots of bookings for 9 or 10 people at the same time. I would say its mostly women. The 5pm Valentines Day slot is especially busy, people want to see it and go out after.\u201d<br \/>\nIn preparation for the film the cinema has bought extra supplies: \u201cWe have ordered in rose wine and champagne &#8211; because that\u2019s Mr Grey&#8217;s favourite. We don\u2019t usually stock champagne so that\u2019s especially for the film.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4170\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GV_50-shades_online-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4170\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GV_50-shades_online--300x246.jpg\" alt=\"At its peak, the book was selling two copies every second\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4170\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GV_50-shades_online--300x246.jpg\" alt=\"At its peak, the book was selling two copies every second\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> At its peak, the book was selling two copies every second<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCinemas across Cardiff have scheduled in screenings from 9:30am on Friday to accommodate demand. \u201cWe only do that for big releases like The Hobbit,\u201d explains Ms Gray. \u201cI think the reaction to this has been more, especially considering this has an 18 rating.<br \/>\n\u201cIn fact there were some people who when they were booking said if it was a 15 rating they weren\u2019t going to come see it, as it wouldn\u2019t be true to the book.\u201d<br \/>\nCity centre-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cineworld.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cineworld<\/a> is expecting 4,000 people on Saturday night. The film will be shown every hour on the cinema\u2019s two biggest screens.<br \/>\nOne customer was making a booking for her and 11 friends and said: \u201cIt\u2019s just a different, fun thing to do on Valentine\u2019s Day for a group of friends.\u201d<br \/>\nTickets can be booked from the Cineworld box office at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cineworld.co.uk\/whatson\/fifty-shades-of-grey?cinema=cardiff&amp;date=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.cineworld.co.uk\/whatson\/fifty-shades-of-grey?cinema=cardiff&amp;date=all<\/a> or by calling 0871 200 2000.<br \/>\nVue cinema are still taking bookings at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myvue.com\/home\/cinema\/cardiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.myvue.com\/home\/cinema\/cardiff<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF has been seized by a grand passion \u2013 as thousands prepare to see the long awaited Fifty Shades of Grey. The adaption of E.L. 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