E L James
NOW|July 24 2017

We caught up with the author and her creative team in NYC to talk about Fifty Shades Darker, the second film in the Fifty Shades franchise

Rosie Gizauskas
E L James

So Erika, your husband Niall Leonard wrote the screenplay for the film… 

E L James: [Laughs] Have you ever tried working with your other half? Actually, he’s been fantastic. He has a shed in the garden where he heads off to write. At the end of the day he’d come to me and say: ‘How’s this?’

What are your most memorable moments from filming? 

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