23rd April 2015 - Release Date Revealed
Good news arrived Thursday for Fifty Shades of Grey fans.
Universal announced that Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to the box-office blockbuster will hit theaters on Feb. 10, 2017. The third film in the series, Fifty Shades Freed, will debut Feb. 9, 2018.
The news came one day after The Hollywood Reporter reported exclusively that the husband of Fifty Shades trilogy author E.L. James will write the script for the second film. Niall Leonard, who is married to and has two sons with the British author, is an author himself, in addition to being a screenwriter.
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Hollywood Reporter
22nd April 2015 - EL James' Husband Niall Leonard Writing Script For Sequel
EL James, the author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, has enlisted her husband to write the script for the sequel, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Niall Leonard, who is married and has two sons with the British author, is an author himself, in addition to being a screenwriter. He’s written for the British TV shows Air Force One Is Down and Wire in the Blood, among others. He’s also the author of the Crusher book series. He also worked on the script for the first Fifty Shades but was not credited.
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Hollywood Reporter
13th February 2015 - Filming Begins In June
As the Fifty Shades of Grey movie finally hits theaters, there is news about the movies sequels tentatively titled Fifty Shades of Grey 2 and Fifty Shades of Grey 3. The movies will be based on E.L James books Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. Director Sam Taylor-Johnson made the official announcement about the sequels at the movie’s premiere in New York last week.
Fifty Shades of Darker focuses on the relationship between Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, while Fifty Shades of Freed shares details of the couple’s life after they are married.
It is no surprise the sequels have already been announced considering Fifty Shades of Grey was Fandango’s fastest selling advance ticket R-rated movie ever.
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OnLocationVacations
6th February 2015 - 2nd and 3rd Films Announced
What a week for Christian Grey fans. “Fifty Shades of Grey” has yet to premiere in theaters, but according to attendees of the "Today" show's screening of the film in New York Friday, the film’s director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, has reportedly confirmed that the romance film will be getting two sequels.
While Universal, the studio behind the anticipated blockbuster, has yet to confirm the sequel news, well-followed “Fifty Shades” fan site administrators have shared details of the rumored announcement on social media. According to their statements, Taylor-Johnson told the audience that the second and third books in E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” series, “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed,” will be adapted for the big screen. James, as well as the film’s stars, Dakota Johnson (Anastasia “Ana” Steele) and Jamie Dornan (Christian Grey), were also present for the reveal.
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IBTimes
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