Jamie Dornan has said he believes the love story in Fifty Shades of Grey is more important than anything else.
The Irish hunk takes on the role of Christian Grey in the new movie, due out on Valentines Day, and admitted the film will be more sentimental than people think.
“The love story is more important than the BDSM aspect. I mean, we are going to tell a love story, you know, it can’t just be what happens in the Red Room, that’s not a film.
“There’s so much more going on than that.”
Raunchy: Jamie says there is an emotional love story too
Speaking to Elle magazine Jamie, 32, added that he understands why some people think the book is anti-feminist.
“I can understand why people say tying a woman up and spanking her is misogynistic.
“But actually, more men are submissives than women. Very powerful men. It’s a far bigger scene than I imagined,” he explained.
“In pretty much any city in the world that you could name, people want to get spanked with a paddle with studs on it.”
Different: Jamie doesn’t want fans to compare the movie to The Fall | BBC
Meanwhile Jamie said he hopes fans will see a different side to him in the movie, and that his character won’t be similar to that of serial killer Paul Spector in The Fall.
“They’re both tying women to beds, yes; but for very different reasons. If the motives are so different, then the action has to be different.
“I’d be really upset if people think that I’m giving the same performance twice.”
