Fifty Shades Darker hits UK cinemas 10 February 2017.
Following Fifty Shades of Grey’s mammoth $571 million taking at the box office last year, making it the fastest-selling 18 certificate film of all time, the franchise returns to screens with Fifty Shades Darker; the first of two sequels filmed back-to-back, under the guidance of director James Foley.
The literary and cinematic phenomenon responsible for catapulting into the stratosphere Google searches for the term “BDSM” has returned in full force.
Of course, Fifty Shades of Grey abruptly ended with Anastasia leaving Christian after realising the pair are simply incompatible, though it’s a separation unlikely to last; the sequel picking up with Christian’s attempts to entice Ana back into his life, which she accepts under a new arrangement of her choosing.