“This thing is a ball of flame crashing down to earth.” Such was the recent assessment of AMC Movie News editor-in-chief John Campea regarding the future of the Fifty Shades franchise.
Adapted from the controversial sadomasochistic novel by author E.L. James, the film Fifty Shades of Grey met with commercial success when released earlier this year. Money-making aside, few argue that the movie offered much in the way of narrative quality.
Prompting Campea’s pronouncement was news that future Fifty Shades films will be written by James’ husband, Niall Leonard. That news seems to confirm previous reports that the first film’s creative team clashed with the book’s author over control.
Of course, the open secret here is that narrative quality doesn’t really matter. No one watches porn for the story.
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