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
Fifty Shades of Grey (film) Brazil, ($31.3 million), France ($29.5 million), and Spain ($22.6 million). "Fifty Shades of Grey" received generally negative reviews, with criticism of its acting, screenplay, and pacing; however, some critics noted it as an improvement over the book, and others praised the cinematography and set design. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 25% based on 261 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a less than satisfying experience on the screen." Metacritic gave the film a score of 46