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
Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film "Fifty Shades Darker", an adaptation of E. L. James's novel of the same name. The soundtrack album was released through Universal Studios and Republic Records on February 10, 2017. The lead single, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)", was performed by Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik and was released on December 9, 2016. The single was commercially successful, reaching number five on United Kingdom and number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The film's soundtrack was