After E. L. James tapped the female-fantasy mother lode with her Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy—on which she has been building an erotically themed empire—the first-time novelist negotiated unusual control over the hotly anticipated film that hits theaters on Valentine’s Day. But her approved director was another strong-willed British woman, Sam Taylor-Johnson. Vanessa Grigoriadis learns about their clash of visions, as well as the invisible force on the set: the fans.
http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2015/01/fifty-shades-of-grey-sex-scenes
