"Fifty Shades of Grey," "Magic Mike," and Kim Kardashian were all parodied in the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Black." The film starred Marlon Wayans as the mysterious, brooding entrepreneur, Christian Black. Kali Hawk on the other hand is the young woman lusting on him.
The trailer begins with Wayans and Hawk mimicking the scene in which Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele bids a first farewell to Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey while elevator doors are closing. In the trailer of the "Fifty Shades of Black," the doors close several times on Hawk's head. Also seen in the trailer is an impression of Kardashian's "break the internet" photo shoot; Wayans ripping his white shirt to expose his six-pack in reference to Tatum; and a reference to Christian Grey's red room where all whips are named after films about slavery.
Mike Epps, Andrew Bachelor, Affion Crockett, Jane Seymour, Fred Willard and Florence Henderson were also starring in the film. Michael Tiddes directed the parody based on a script by Wayans and Rick Alvarez. The film bows in theaters on Jan. 29, 2016. On Open Roads official Facebook page, the film is being promoted with this logline: "Once you go Black, you never go gray."
Speaking with Yahoo movies, Wayans compared "Fifty Shades of Black" to the original "Fifty Shades of Grey." The original "is more naked" while his film "is steamier" he said.
Wayans also shared one hilarious incident when they were shooting the parody of Christian Grey's "infamous" red room. "I was hitting Kali Hawk with all different kinds of things. I was literally sweating." He said things gone out of control and he missed her protective gear during one scene where he was hitting her on the butt. "She yelped. It hurt." Wayans shared.
On a more serious note, Wayans said he wrote the script within two months of the release of the original film. He shared that he had a hard time because production for the "Fifty Shades of Grey" was kept under wraps. "I couldn't finish my script until the first movie came out," he said.
The parody will also have a scene that pokes fun of E.L. James herself according to Wayans. He warned James about this when they met at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont. He said the joke will be something that she will not like. The author did not find it as a problem. "She was a sport. She is a sweetheart," Wayans said of James.
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