Fifty Shades of Grey (film) James' husband, Niall Leonard, was enlisted to write the script for the film's sequel. In the same month, at the 2015 Universal CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Universal announced the release dates of the sequels, with "Fifty Shades Darker" being released on February 10, 2017, and "Fifty Shades Freed" was released on February 9, 2018. However, the sequels did not see Sam Taylor-Johnson returning as director. On August 20, 2015, the U.S. "House of Cards" director James Foley was a frontrunner to direct the sequel. In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back. A spoof version
Andrew Shaffer one of the most prominent examples of the 'Great Depression chic' trend in 2009. Shaffer wrote "Fifty Shames of Earl Grey" under the pen name "Fanny Merkin." "Fifty Shames of Earl Grey" is a parody of E. L. James' popular trilogy, "Fifty Shades of Grey". Publishers Weekly suggested "The parody brings to life all of the arguments for and against 50 Shades, including the feminist concerns, portrayal of BDSM, roots in Twilight fan-fiction, and EL James's writing style." "Fifty Shames of Earl Grey" was a Goodreads choice 2012 semi-finalist. In 2015, Shaffer's tie-in book to the Syfy channel's Sharknado series