Fifty Shades of Grey will not be released in Malaysia after being banned by officials.

According to The Star, the Malaysian Film Censorship Board has described the erotic drama as "sadistic" and more like "pornography than a movie".

The film's distributor United International Pictures has confirmed that the film will not be shown in cinemas in the country.

Chairman of the Censorship Board, Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid, said: "The board made a decision in view of the film containing scenes that are not of natural sexual content. The content is more sadistic, featuring scenes of a woman being tied to a bed and whipped."

The board has previously banned the release of Bruno for promoting homosexuality, and more recently prohibited the release of Noah for depicting a prophet.

Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson recently admitted that there were "some painful moments" when she and co-star Jamie Dornan were filming the movie's sex scenes.

Meanwhile, director Sam Taylor-Johnson has also spoken about her clashes with author EL James over the direction of the film.

I doubt the film will be as graphic as the books tbh