Fifty Shades Freed the UK the novel sold over two million copies. Sam Taylor-Johnson, the director of the film adaptation of the first installment of the book series, "Fifty Shades of Grey", confirmed on 6 February 2015 that both "Fifty Shades Freed" and the second book in the trilogy, "Fifty Shades Darker", will also be adapted for film. The film was released on 9 February 2018. In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back with principal photography scheduled to commence in early 2016. Fifty Shades Freed Fifty Shades Freed is the third and final installment of the erotic
Fifty Shades of Grey (film) continuance, stating that "much or all" of the "Fifty Shades" material was part of the public domain because it was originally published in various venues as a fan fiction based on the "Twilight" series. A lawyer for Smash Pictures further commented that the federal copyright registrations for the books were "invalid and unenforceable" and that the film "did not violate copyright or trademark laws". The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed sum and Smash Pictures agreed to stop any further production or promotion of the film. In April 2015, "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that E. L.