Universal Pictures have announced the release dates of the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels. Fifty Shades Darker is set to be released on February 10, 2017, and Fifty Shades Freed is set for February 9, 2018.

The announcement was made at CinemaCon, a gathering of movie exhibitors in Las Vegas.

The first film opened this year on Valentine’s Day weekend and became one of the biggest US R-rated openings yet. It has grossed $568 million worldwide.

Stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are set to return for the films and author E.L. James’s husband will write the screenplay for Darker.

Meanwhile, Vin Diesel announced that the eighth instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise would be released on April 14, 2017.

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