Fifty Shades Freed (film) set to return in the lead roles. On February 8, 2016, Arielle Kebbel was cast in the film to play Gia Matteo, a beautiful architect who is hired by Christian to build his home, and on February 12, 2016, Eric Johnson was cast as Jack Hyde, Ana's boss at SIP and stalker. On February 20, 2016, Brant Daugherty signed on to play Sawyer, the personal bodyguard for Anastasia. In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed" would be shot back-to-back, with principal photography scheduled to commence in early 2016. Filming took place in Paris
E. L. James list of the highest-earning authors with earnings of $95m which included $5m for the film rights to "Fifty Shades of Grey". On 1 June 2015 James announced the upcoming release of "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian", which was released into stores on 18 June 2015. "Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian" was released November 28, 2017. James was one of the British celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Riley, to design and sign her own card for the UK children's charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The campaign was launched by crafting