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Fifty Shades Darker gets an R rating for ‘sexual content and graphic nudity’

Director James Foley’s Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to 2015’s worldwide hit, which earlier teased fans with masquerade parties and steamy sex scenes, is probably not dodging the censor bullets.

Updated on: Nov 10, 2016, 16:15:08 IST
ANI | By , Washington DC
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Director James Foley’s Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to 2015’s worldwide hit, which earlier teased fans with masquerade parties and steamy sex scenes, is probably not dodging the censor bullets.

Fifty Shades Darker is slated to release on February 10, 2017.
Fifty Shades Darker is slated to release on February 10, 2017.

According to the statement recently issued by the Motion Picture Association of America, the highly anticipated sequel of the blockbuster has just been given an R rating for ‘strong erotic sexual content, some graphic nudity and language,’ reports E! Online.

The upcoming film will see Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan’s return to the big screen once again as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey from Fifty Shades of Grey, the first movie in the franchise based on the books by EL James.

The cast includes Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote, Luke Grimes, Marcia Gay Harden, Robin Lee, Hugh Dancy, Rita Ora, Kim Basinger and others.

Fifty Shades Darker is slated to release on February 10, 2017, just a few days shy of the first film’s Valentine’s Day debut. The first film never saw a release in India, owing to its graphic nature.

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