Director James Foley
Lifeless at 71 …
Helmed ‘Fifty Shades,’ A number of Madonna Movies
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James Foley — a longtime Hollywood director who helmed two movies within the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy — has died.
The film trade veteran handed away earlier this week after a battle with mind most cancers, a rep confirms.
Foley acquired his begin again within the mid-Nineteen Eighties … directing the function movie “Reckless” earlier than making a reputation for himself directing music movies.
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He directed quite a few movies for Madonna … bringing songs like “Live to Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” “True Blue” and lots of extra to the TV display screen.
Foley gained worldwide recognition when he took David Mamet‘s critically acclaimed play “Glengarry Glen Ross” to the silver display screen … directing Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey and Jack Lemmon within the film. Pacino obtained an Oscar nod for his function within the movie.
In more moderen years, Foley gained acclaim for steering the films “Fifty Shades Free” and “Fifty Shades Darker.” He additionally has credit for “Billions,” “House of Cards,” “Hannibal,” “Perfect Stranger,” “Fear” and “Twin Peaks.”
In line with IMDb, Foley was creating a collection about Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev previous to his loss of life … unclear what is going to occur to that collection now.
Foley was 71.
RIP
