The film, which was released in 2015, showed Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the lead characters from James’s popular books.
However the movie version was swamped with rumours of unrest between her and Taylor-Johnson, which were well documented at the time.
Now, Taylor-Johnson – who did not return for sequels Fifty Shades Darker or Fifty Shades Freed – has opened up on exactly what happened.
“Two different creative visions,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
“Her vision versus mine, and they were polar opposite. Every scene was fought over. It was tough.
“It was like wading uphill through sticky tar.”
She added: “Her thing was, ‘This is what the fans expect.’ I’d be like, ‘Well, let’s try and hit those marks but create a new universe at the same time.'”
The film was annihilated by critics, and its strong box office performance was its only redeeming feature.
“There weren’t any flat-out [job] offers straight away,” Taylor-Johnson recalled.
“It was ego-denting, which may not have been a bad thing.
“At the same time, I was like, ‘Oh, I still have to keep fighting for stuff.’ I just thought it was going to come a lot easier.”
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