Following on from the news of Kim Basinger’s casting, Deadline is reporting that Bella Heathcote (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) has signed on to appear in Universal’s upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker. Heathcote is set to play Leila, a former lover of Christian Grey, who bears the scars to prove it. […]
Production start dates for Ghost in the Shell, Avatar 2, Alien: Covenant, Wolverine 3 and Transformers 5
Thanks to My Entertainment World, we’ve got details on production start dates for some of 2017’s big hitters. The Scarlett Johansson-headlined Ghost in the Shell, which is set to be directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) will begin filming this month in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai. Also set to […]
Kim Basinger joins Fifty Shades Darker as Christian Grey’s ex
Universal Pictures has announced that Kim Basinger has signed on to appear in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker, where she’ll play the character of Elena Lincoln, a business partner and former lover of Christian Grey. Fifty Shades Darker sees James Foley taking over directing duties from Sam Taylor-Johnson, while both […]
James Foley to shoot both Fifty Shades of Grey sequels back-to-back
Having already signed on to direct the first sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, The Wrap is reporting that James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, House of Cards) will now also helm the final instalment of Universal’s Fifty Shades trilogy, and will shoot both Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed back-to-back next year. Both Jamie […]
James Foley frontrunner to direct Fifty Shades Darker
With Sam Taylor-Johnson opting against a return for the sequel to this year’s Fifty Shades of Grey, it seems that Universal Pictures has identified her replacement for 2017’s Fifty Shades Darker. According to Deadline, James Foley has emerged as frontrunner, although he’s yet to receive an official offer. Foley’s previous credits include the likes of […]
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson officially turns down Fifty Shades sequels
With a worldwide gross of over $550 million to date, the cinematic version of E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey has been a smash hit. But with the two sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed currently in pre-production over at Universal Pictures, it has now been officially announced that director Sam Taylor-Johnson won’t […]
E.L. James wants to write the scripts for Fifty Shades of Grey sequels
After several bust-ups on set over the direction of the movie, it is currently rumoured that Sam Taylor-Johnson will not be returning to direct the sequels for Fifty Shades of Grey. Not only that, but it looks like script writer Kelly Marcel won’t be returning either. According to Variety, the book series author E.L. James […]
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson reportedly wants to pull out of Fifty Shades of Grey sequels
Given the spectacular box office performance of Fifty Shades of Grey, Universal Pictures must surely be keen to get the second instalment going, but if The Sun is to be believed (and that’s generally a big “if”), the studio may have to do so without director Sam Taylor-Johnson. According to the paper, Taylor-Johnson is contracted […]
Fifty Shades of Grey sequels on the way
Ahead of its release this Valentine’s Day weekend (because nothing says flowers and romance like an erotic drama), there was some news coming out of a special fan screening of Fifty Shades of Grey. Some fans tweeted and revealed that the book’s sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed would also be going into development. […]
