First off, it was reported that the books' author E.L. James was unhappy about the movie. Even before that, Taylor-Johnson famously clashed with series creator E.L. James during production on the first film.
Now, Variety has reported that James has been meeting with Universal to discuss increased creative control over the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey in the form of writing the next film’s script. According to Variety, Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson and screenwriter Kelly Marcel are not expected to return to the franchise. Furthermore, since James has no previous experience writing a film script, this may delay production on "Fifty Shades Darker". And this week, director Sam Taylor-Johnson's split with the franchise has become official.
In addition to that, Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are seeking seven figures deals for the upcoming sequel. Having only earned $250.000 each (plus box office bonuses) for the first movie, this would be a smart business movie. Not surprising though, since the first movie has earned $550 million worldwide so far. They have both signed three-picture deals and will try to renegotiate for seven-figure raises for "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed".
The next movie is planning on an early 2016 shoot for a 2017 release, possibly around Valentine's Day again.
The Fifty Shades of Grey movie and its books are an awful, awful works of commercial imagination. But they have their audience and there's just a lot of them, enough to build a commercial buzz around them.
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