Despite the fact that the books have fallen out of public consciousness faster than a reality TV show winner, Universal Pictures and Focus Features are still intent on bringing E.L. James' erotic romance Fifty Shades of Grey to the big screen. Having secured the rights back in March 2012 when the series was at the height of its popularity, Universal has now secured a director for the project in Sam Taylor-Johnson, the BAFTA-nominated British filmmaker behind the 2009 John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy.
Taylor-Johnson's appointment brings an end to months of rumours over a potential director for Fifty Shades of Grey, with the likes of Angelina Jolie (In the Land of Blood and Honey), Joe Wright (Anna Karenina), Patty Jenkins (Monster), Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), Bennett Miller (Moneyball) and Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra) all said to have been under consideration at one point or another. Of course that's nothing compared to the speculation surrounding the casting of the two leads, with virtually every young actor and actress in Hollywood having been linked to the parts of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele.
Fifty Shades of Grey has been adapted for the screen by Kelly Marcel (Terra Nova, Saving Mr. Banks) and is expected to arrive in cinemas some time next year.
Taylor-Johnson's appointment brings an end to months of rumours over a potential director for Fifty Shades of Grey, with the likes of Angelina Jolie (In the Land of Blood and Honey), Joe Wright (Anna Karenina), Patty Jenkins (Monster), Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), Bennett Miller (Moneyball) and Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra) all said to have been under consideration at one point or another. Of course that's nothing compared to the speculation surrounding the casting of the two leads, with virtually every young actor and actress in Hollywood having been linked to the parts of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele.
Fifty Shades of Grey has been adapted for the screen by Kelly Marcel (Terra Nova, Saving Mr. Banks) and is expected to arrive in cinemas some time next year.