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This was big news yesterday, although I don’t really understand why. Still, beggars can’t be choosers when it comes to slow gossip days! Yesterday, Sam Taylor Johnson officially announced what we all knew last month: that she will not be directing the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker. Her fights with EL James were just too intense, and Sam wants to move on to other projects. Plus, she’s already proven that she can play nice with a studio AND deliver a project on budget AND help make the film a hit. Sam told Deadline:

“Directing Fifty Shades Of Grey has been an intense and incredible journey for which I am hugely grateful. I have Universal to thank for that. I forged close and lasting relationships with the cast, producers and crew and most especially, with Dakota and Jamie. While I will not be returning to direct the sequels, I wish nothing but success to whosoever takes on the exciting challenges of films two and three.”

[From Deadline]

You know who I feel sorry for? Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. Sam was on their side as actors. She wanted to make a good film that they could be proud of. She wanted their performances to elevate the material. With Sam gone, EL James is going to run the show and bully everyone into following her crappy “vision.” And it doesn’t sound like the producers are on Dakota and Jamie’s side either.

So, who will direct the sequel? Ten bucks says it’s just going to be some dude. They’ll go away from the female-oriented vision and the sequel will be sketchball.

Today with Jamie. #jamiedornan

A photo posted by Director FSOG (@samtaylorjohnson) on Mar 25, 2015 at 6:43pm PDT

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