THE director of the Fifty Shades Of Grey franchise James Foley has died aged 71.
The American filmmaker, known for his work on Glengarry Glen Ross and Netflix series House of Cards, died after he was diagnosed with bran cancer last year.
A representative confirmed that Foley died peacefully in his sleep earlier this week.
The renowned director also worked on Fear and The Corrupter.
His directorial debut was made in 1984 with Reckless, before the talented icon worked on a range of television shows, movies and pop music videos.
In 1986 he directed music videos for Madonna – including for the hit songs Papa Don’t Preach, Live To Tell and True Blue.
But he is best known for his work on the erotic romance film series Fifty Shades.
He directed two out of three of the romance thriller film trilogy – Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).
Foley directed 12 episodes of hit Netflix show House Of Cards.
The filmmaker worked with Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz on the 2003 film Confidence.
The film follows Jake Vig, played by Burns, a grifter whose plan to avenge his friend’s murder goes wrong – leaving him indebted to a mob boss.
He also directed the psychological thriller Perfect Stranger which stars Halle Berry as a journalist.
Her character goes undercover to investigate businessman Harrison Hill, played by Bruce Willis.
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