Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson will not direct the movie’s planned two sequels.
Sam Taylor-Johnson said she was “hugely grateful” to have been chosen to adapt E.L. James’s 2011 best-seller.
She then wished “nothing but success to whosoever takes on the exciting challenges of films two and three”.
Fifty Shades or Grey, about a businessman who begins an affair with a young student, has made almost $560 million at the worldwide box office.
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E.L. James’s trilogy of Fifty Shades books have reportedly sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 50 languages.
Relations between Sam Taylor-Johnson and the author were said to be strained during its production, prompting speculation the artist-turned-director would not return to continue or complete the film trilogy.
“We battled all the way through,” Sam Taylor-Johnson told Vanity Fair magazine.
“She’d say the same. There were tough times and revelatory times. There were sparring contests. It was definitely not an easy process.”
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson are expected to return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in the next film, scheduled for release in 2017.
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Fifty Shades Of Grey will be hitting UK’s theaters in full glory after censors approved the film without any cuts.
Based on E.L. James’s best-selling books, Fifty Shades Of Grey stars Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as his lover Anastasia Steele.
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is due for release on February 13 ahead of Valentine’s Day.
E.L. James’s trilogy of Fifty Shades books have reportedly sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 50 languages.
In the US the film has been given an R rating, meaning those under 17 years old can watch it if accompanied by an adult.
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Jamie Dornan is replacing Charlie Hunnam in the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey movie.
Irish actor Jamie Dornan was among a handful of young heartthrobs to read for the role late last week, TheWrap reported.
Australian actor Luke Bracey, who stars in Max Landis’ directorial debut Me Him Her, was also competing for the role.
Jamie Dornan is replacing Charlie Hunnam in the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey movie
Jamie Dornan is being hired to replace Charlie Hunnam, who dropped out of the hotly-anticipated project last week, citing a lack of preparation time due to his TV schedule for Sons of Anarchy.
Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing Fifty Shades of Grey for Universal and Focus. Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti are producing the movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters on August 1st, 2014.
Jamie Dornan is a former rugby player and Calvin Klein model who honed his acting craft in London. It was there that he dated Keira Knightley, who introduced him to her agent.
