who wrote and directed fifty shades of grey
Sam Taylor-Johnson, artist and filmmaker, will direct the Fifty Shades of Grey film Photo: AP. By Alice Vincent, Entertainment writer, online. 12:37PM BST 20 Jun 2013. The Fifty Shades of Grey film, based on the bestselling erotic novel, will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Taylor-Wood, who is a Turner Prize-nominated artist and director, confirmed her involvement today after the book's author, EL James, announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday night.