With James gaining control over the process of the making of the film, she hand-picked Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca as the producers.īelieving they've left behind the shadowy figures from the past, billionaire Christian Grey and his new wife, Anastasia, fully embrace their inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. The winning bid went to Universal Studios and Focus Features, at $5 million. Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount and Universal, as well as Mark Wahlberg's production company, put in bids for the film rights. Two years after the trilogy's first novel was released, several distribution companies had bid for the rights of the trilogy. Although the films were poorly received critically, the series grossed over $1.32 billion worldwide, making it the seventh highest-grossing R-rated franchise of all-time. Fifty Shades Freed, the third film, was released on February 9, 2018. The first film, Fifty Shades of Grey, was released on February 13, 2015, while the second, Fifty Shades Darker, was released on February 10, 2017. Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the first film, and James Foley directed the second and third films. It is distributed by Universal Studios and stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the lead roles Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively.

Fifty Shades is a British-American film trilogy series based on the Fifty Shades trilogy by English author E.

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