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'Fifty Shades of Grey' Director Sam Taylor-Johnson Recalls 'Tough' Time Filming Movie

According to Sam Taylor-Johnson, making 'Fifty Shades of Grey' was far from an easy feat.

From Taylor-Johnson's perspective, the challenges that emerged stemmed from her conflicting point of view with E. L. James, the author of the blockbuster book series the film trilogy is based on. Taylor-Johnson went on to direct episodes of the series Gypsy, as well as A Million Little Pieces-- based on James Frey's 2003 book -- and the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black. - Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Dakota Johnson, the leading star of the franchise as Anastasia Steele, echoed some of Taylor-Johnson's pain points years later in a headline-making 2022 interview with Vanity Fair.

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