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    'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Sequel Officially Needs A New Director

    By Russ Fischer March 26th, 2015

    Since even before the release of Fifty Shades of Grey, there was conflict evident between director Sam Taylor-Johnson and the novel's author E.J. James. Once the film was released, despite its success, that conflict became one of the defining conversations about the movie. Sam Taylor-Johnson quickly seemed like she was distancing herself from the series in…

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    A (Partial) Defense Of 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'

    By Angie Han February 16th, 2015

    Let’s get this out of the way: Fifty Shades of Grey* has some massively problematic aspects. Its pathologization of dominant sexual behavior is deeply hypocritical, considering that the movie delights in that exact same behavior. And it's especially distasteful to portray Christian Grey's taste for BDSM sex as unhealthy while glossing over his borderline abusive…

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    First Look: Christian Turns His Back In 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Poster

    By Russ Fischer January 25th, 2014

    That's a glimpse, above, at the first official look at Christian Grey in the film adaptation of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The movie is now under way with Sam Taylor-Johnson directing Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. Film Music Reporter recently reported that Danny Elfman will do the score, which…

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    'Wolverine' Scribe Mark Bomback To Polish 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'

    By Angie Han October 29th, 2013

    Charlie Hunnam reportedly exited Fifty Shades of Grey after he got a little too hands-on with the script, but now Sam Taylor-Johnson and her producers have found a new scribe to wrestle it into submission. Mark Bomback, writer of The Wolverine and the Total Recall remake, has been hired to do a polish on Kelly…

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    Luke Grimes Added To 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'

    By Russ Fischer October 25th, 2013

    Briefly: Does anyone care who plays any of the other characters in Fifty Shades of Grey? We’re about to find out, as the first bit of casting for the films that doesn’t involve one of the two leads has been announced. Dakota Johnson is cast as Anastasia Steele, and Jamie Dornan is stepping in to play…

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    Dakota Johnson And Charlie Hunnam To Star In '50 Shades Of Grey'

    By Germain Lussier September 2nd, 2013

    Outside of Star Wars, the cast that has probably been the subject of the most speculation in Hollywood is for Sam Taylor-Johnson's adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey. Speculation can now stop for the two major leads. Dakota Johnson, who appeared in The Social Network and 21 Jump Street as well as the Fox show Ben and…

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    'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Gets Summer 2014 Release Date

    By Germain Lussier June 27th, 2013

    Briefly: The hottest book of 2011 and 2012 (hot in more ways than one) will be steaming up screens next summer. Producer Dana Brunetti revealed Fifty Shades of Grey, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and based on the erotic novel by E.L. James, will be released August 1, 2014. That means it opens against the Marvel movie…

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    'Nowhere Boy' Helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson To Direct 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'

    By Russ Fischer June 19th, 2013

    Briefly: Even a casual observer knows that women direct far fewer big Hollywood films than men. So it's interesting to see that the developing adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey -- an extended S&M-lite sexual fantasy that has been decried as "mommy porn" as it tops sales charts -- will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. She has…

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