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Last Fifty Shades Book Publishes Today
Fifty Shades author EL James has said the success of her novels was “totally unexpected”.
The author of Fifty Shades Of Grey said she hopes the final part of the Fifty Shades trilogy As Told By Christian, titled Freed, will continue the “thrilling, wild ride” for readers.
The new story, which is published by Penguin Random House UK on June 1, concludes the books from the perspective of Christian Grey, following previous titles Grey and Darker.
John Logan, 59, who wrote the screenplay for Skyfall and Spectre, has warned against Amazon trying to impose control over the Bond franchise after its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM.
Jeff Bezos has bought the studio which oversaw James Bond s worldwide success - but two siblings still control the script, the direction and even who gets to play 007.
Amazon s $8.45 billion takeover of MGM this week rocked Hollywood, but the Bond franchise is still firmly in the hands of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, step siblings who inherited the production rights from Ms Broccoli s father in 1995.
Ms Broccoli was on the set nearly every day during shooting of the most recent instalment, No Time to Die, and handpicked Daniel Craig as Pierce Brosnan s successor.
The rights to the Bond movies were shared by MGM and Eon Productions, owned by the siblings. That share now passes to Amazon but Ms Broccoli and Mr Wilson will keep a firm grip on the creative side, from plot to director and who gets to play the suave MI6 agent.