E. L. James fastest selling paperback of all time. In 2012, "Time" magazine named her one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People." The novels were subsequently adapted into the films "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", and "Fifty Shades Freed". Erika Mitchell was born on 7 March 1963 in Willesden, Middlesex to a Chilean mother and a Scottish father who was a BBC cameraman. She was brought up in Buckinghamshire. James was educated at the independent Pipers Corner School and at Wycombe High School, a state grammar school for girls in the town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, followed by the
Fifty Shades of Grey (film) a sadomasochistic affair. In an interview in June 2017, Taylor-Johnson later admitted to regretting directing the movie, claiming that her differences with E. L. James caused her to walk away from the series. In June 2012, the film company Smash Pictures announced its intent to film a pornographic version of the "Fifty Shades" trilogy, entitled "Fifty Shades of Grey: An XXX Adaptation". A release date of January 10, 2013, was announced. In November 2012, Universal, which had secured the "Fifty Shades "film rights, filed a lawsuit against Smash Pictures, stating that the film violated its copyright in that it was