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Here are some bad photos of Jamie Dornan with a bad haircut arriving at LAX on Tuesday. Ugh, are these just bad photos of him or is that haircut just THE WORST? Anyway, I’ve been sort of waiting for new pics of Jamie because there are some interesting developments about the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel and all of that stuff.

First, the DVD of FSOG is coming out on May 1. Which is a really, really fast turn-around. They’re hoping to squeeze millions of dollars more from an audience that seemed to mildly enjoy the film. Apparently, the DVD will include lots of extras, unrated scenes and an alternate ending.

Next: remember how Jamie and Dakota Johnson were banding together and asking for significant raises for the sequels? I theorized that they would probably get the raises, just because FSOG did so well and because the raise would be considered hazard pay for anyone having to work with EL James. Well, I guess I was being too generous because FSOG producer Dana Brunetti shut down the “raise” speculation last week:

Dana Brunetti said: “Look, when I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my résumé to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things. I still take reductions in my fees for the opportunities to do certain things. We got slack on Captain Phillips about how much Barkhad [Abdi] and those guys got paid. Look at Jonah Hill in Wolf of Wall Street. It was great for his career. So I’m not going to cry for anybody who wants to be in this business just because a thing they were involved in did very well and they didn’t get paid [a lot]. That’s not the deal that you made. If it was, I’d have more than a couple Ferraris because all the money my films have made is f—ing insane. You’ve got to start somewhere.”

[From E! News]

Yeah, Mr. Brunetti… no one is asking you to “cry” for Dakota and Jamie. They just want a raise after they went out there and shilled and made FSOG into a worldwide hit. Is it just me or is this really, really rude? Maybe it’s just all part of negotiating, but it feels like this is the kind of position to take in private, in the meeting about Dakota and Jamie wanting raises.

Lastly, Jamie recently sat down for an interview with The Guardian. They were actually nice to him! You can read the full piece here – it’s not chock full of interview quotes or anything, but I liked this one, about FSOG: “You know, I’m not naive as to why people would think it was a bad [career] choice, or why there is a snobbery about it. But I’m also not stupid, and I knew with Sam and Seamus McGarvey, the film would be in safe hands. And, you know, it does no harm to be in a film that makes half a billion dollars.” I also learned that his daughter is named Dulcie, which I didn’t know.

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