‘Fifty Shades Darker' Movie Release Date, Cast & News Update: Rita Ora Not Yet In?; Henry Cavill to Play Admirer Role?

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"Fifty Shades" fans will have to wait a little while longer before they see Mr. Christian Grey again.

The sequel to the phenomenal movie hit, "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James, "Fifty Shades Darker' will be released on February 2017. The release date of "Fifty Shades Darker" was moved due to the absence of a director, and the tough task of finding the perfect cast.

Incidentally, the last installment of the E.L. James' trilogy which is "Fifty Shades Freed," is expected to be released on February 2018.

Movie Challenge: No Director

The director of "Fifty Shades of Grey", Sam Taylor-Johnson, is reportedly not returning on the set of "Fifty Shades Darker", VCPost reveals. The two leading stars (Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson) have very strict nudity clauses and there was a mention of wanting a Rated-R movie.

It was also reported that the director and author E.L. James do not meet to eye to eye with some ideas and are often seen arguing on the set.

Christian Grey's Manhood Costs $1.5M

Finding the perfect cast is a grueling task directors and producers cater to the imaginations of billions of readers. But the crew seems to have found a gold mine in Jamie Dornan, who plays Christian Grey.

In the sequel, Dornan will finally show full frontal, and boy, is it expensive! Revealed to cost $1.5M, according to his contract, Jamie's manhood is nothing less than pricey.

This, of course, is needed in the love scenes that would feature the sexual relationship of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. The actor was also assured that a great creative team will handle his full frontal scene, and that it will just be a brief tease.

New Cast

Rumors have it that Charlize Theron will be playing Mrs. Robinson or Elena Lincoln, the character who introduced Christian Grey to sado-masochism. 

"Poison" singer Rita Ora is reported to be playing Mia Grey, who takes on a significant role in the sequel. However, Reveal reports that she has not signed yet.

Also in the book, Christian Grey has an admirer called Leila Williams, who will eventually be a submissive. Reports say that this will be played by model-actress Cara Delevingne, who was also part of Taylor Swift's character-laden music video, "Bad Blood".

Anastasia's boss/admirer, Jack Hyde will allegedly be played by Henry Cavill, who also played Clark Kent/ Superman in 2013's "Man of Steel".