'The Social Network' Producers To Get Kinky With 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'
Who likes their kink handled with some Academy Award-winning panache? Hopefully for Universal Pictures and Focus Features, the answer is everyone anxious for the big screen version of "Fifty Shades of Grey." After winning an expensive rights bidding war back in March, the adaptation of E.L. James' erotic novel is moving forward with "The Social Network" producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti.
The ultimate piece of fan fiction, "Fifty Shades of Grey" began as a "Twilight" fantasy about Edward and Bella called "Master of the Universe" that got too sexual for "Twilight" fansites, so James (the pseudonym for British television producer turned author Erika Leonard) removed the story and adapted it into a tale about a love affair between a college student and a mysterious billionaire and the many different ways they like to have sex. "At its core, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is a complex love story, requiring a delicate and sophisticated hand to bring it to the big screen," said Universal co-chairman Donna Langley in a delicately-worded statement. "Mike and Dana’s credits more than exemplify what we need in creative partners, and we’re glad to have them as part of our team."
Truly, De Luca and Brunetti did what many considered impossible, taking Ben Mezrich's "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal" and turning it into an Oscar winner/contender, and they will surely find a good writer and directing team for the 'Grey' adaptation.
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The ultimate piece of fan fiction, "Fifty Shades of Grey" began as a "Twilight" fantasy about Edward and Bella called "Master of the Universe" that got too sexual for "Twilight" fansites, so James (the pseudonym for British television producer turned author Erika Leonard) removed the story and adapted it into a tale about a love affair between a college student and a mysterious billionaire and the many different ways they like to have sex. "At its core, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is a complex love story, requiring a delicate and sophisticated hand to bring it to the big screen," said Universal co-chairman Donna Langley in a delicately-worded statement. "Mike and Dana’s credits more than exemplify what we need in creative partners, and we’re glad to have them as part of our team."
Truly, De Luca and Brunetti did what many considered impossible, taking Ben Mezrich's "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal" and turning it into an Oscar winner/contender, and they will surely find a good writer and directing team for the 'Grey' adaptation.
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Read and LOVED all 3 books!! Anxious yet eager to see the movie. I think the success of this movie will hinge on 2 things; 1)How accurately it is adapted from the book and 2)Who they cast as Christian Grey. E.L. James has built Christian up in the book to such a level that the entire movie could flop if the part is not cast accordingly. I was hoping that it would be a mini-series on HBO or Showtime as opposed to a movie but I will still go see it regardless and very much looking forward to it :) :) Laters :)
I read the entire trilogy and loved them all! I can't wait for the movie adaptation.