boyfriend, Christian Grey
(Jamie Dornan).
On Thursday, James posted
a photo to her Instagram page
of what appears to be Michael
De Luca's office nameplate,
writing in the caption,
"#working." De Luca and Dana
Brunetti produced "Fifty
Shades of Grey” alongside
James. Both men are expected
to return for the second
installment.
It's been rumored for months
the film was experiencing
delays. Director Sam TaylorJohnson, who worked on the
first movie, previously
announced she wasn't going to
return for the sequel but said
she wished James and the
second installment "nothing
but success." When "Fifty
Shades of Grey" was still
filming it was reported that
there was tension on set
between Taylor-Johnson and
James.
Besides Taylor-Johnson
leaving, "Fifty Shades of Grey"
also lost its screenwriter, Kelly
Marcel. According to Us
Weekly, she was replaced by
novelist James' husband, Niall
Leonard, as the new writer,
while "House of
Cards" director James
Foley has been tapped to direct
"Fifty Shades Darker."
In September, Dakota Johnson
opened up about the change
of director, saying she was
initially scared after TaylorJohnson left.
“There was a moment of being
afraid because I didn’t know
what it was going to be like,”
Johnson told Empire. “I had an
experience with Sam and then
it all went away.”
However, the 26-year-old
actress said she's excited to
have Foley on board. "I think
James is a talented filmmaker,"
she said. "How often do you
get to reconvene with the same
people and have a different
spin?”
While fans are anxiously
waiting for "Fifty Shades
Darker," they have been
tossing around names they'd
like to see in the sequel. One
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