First Frontal Photo Of ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’s Christian Grey

After teasing Fifty Shades Of Grey fans in January with a rear-view look at the lit adaptation’s homme fatale, Universal and Focus Features have unsheathed a frontal look at star Jamie Dornan in character as the S&M-happy Christian Grey. The film’s Twitter account released the official photo today to celebrate the fictional character’s June 18 birthday within author EL James‘ steamy hit novel series. The romance adaptation hits theaters February 14.

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