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"  Kim Basinger has joined the cast of Fifty Shades Darker, the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey.\u00A0 The 62-year-old actress will play\u00A0Elena Lincoln, Christian Grey&amp;#039;s business partner and former lover.\u00A0In the EL\u00A0James book series, on which\u00A0the films are based, her character is often referred to by the nickname &amp;quot;Mrs Robinson&amp;quot;,\u00A0alluding to her seduction of Grey at a young age.\u00A0 Basinger became a household name in the 1980s after playing Bond girl Domino opposite Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again. She later went on to critical acclaim in the 1990s after\u00A0winning an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role\u00A0for her part in LA\u00A0Confidential.\u00A0 Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson are both reprising their roles as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele\u00A0for the upcoming sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, with the first film\u00A0scheduled for release in 2017. James Foley has taken over directing duties after Sam Taylor-Johnson announced her departure from the franchise.\u00A0 *** MORE FIFTY SHADES Jamie Dornan interview Dakota Johnson interview First look at Fifty Shades Darker "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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