A Deadline report revealed that House of Cards director James Foley will be taking on the job of directing the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, Fifty Shades Darker.

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In fact the report also suggests that he might well be taking on the third instalment -- Fifty Shades Freed -- in the series too. Foley has directed about a dozen episodes of the Netflix political drama and we wonder if he will bringing some of the show's cold-blooded and grim aesthetic to the Fifty Shades franchise.

Niall Leonard -- husband of Fifty Shades author, E.L. James -- has written the scripts for the sequels. Dakota Johnson and Jamies Dornan will be reprising their roles as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey.

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Meanwhile, the development of House of Cards is in full swing and Neve Campbell will be joining the cast to probably complicate things for Frank (Kevin Spacey). A previous Deadline reported had hinted that Cambell's character might rival Frank (Kevin Spacey) in the next chapter. This fits in with another spoiler relating to a younger power couple being introduced in the Netflix political drama. Could Campbell's character be one half of this power couple?

Season 4 of House of Cards is set to return in 2016.

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