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Fifty Shades...' sequel to be a thriller
Los Angeles, May 1
The sequel of 2015 erotic
film "Fifty Shades of Grey" will be "more of a thriller", says Universal
Pictures' chairman Donna Langley.
The upcoming second instalment will be written by Niall Leonard, husband of "Fifty Shades" author E.L. James.
Many
see it as a "compromise" to appease James after she demanded more
control over the movie and wanted to write it herself, but Langley
defends their decision to hire Leonard.
“He actually did a draft
that wasn't credited on the first movie, and he did a really good job,"
hollywoodreporter.com quoted Langley as saying.
James clashed
with director Sam Taylor-Johnson on many aspects of the first movie
including the ending. The film ended up getting panned by critics
despite its commercial success.
“For the record, the movie we
ended up making is exactly the movie I wanted to make and that the
studio wanted to make and that our director wanted to make," Langley
said.
"Fifty Shades Darker" will be released on February 10, 2017
and the third one "Fifty Shades Freed" will follow on February 9, 2018.
Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson are expected to reprise their
roles as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele respectively.
Taylor-Johnson won't return as a director.