Book agents aren't the only ones rabid for racy sexual material a la EL James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy. Vince Vaughn is developing the book "I Was a Teenage Dominatrix" for FX, and Showtime's mulling over "The Box," based on the real-life experiences of famed Mistress Raven.
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Kelly Marcel will write the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, author E.L. James revealed Monday on Twitter.
Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti and James will produce the film for Focus Features and Universal Pictures.
Marcel wrote Saving Mr. Banks, the story of Walt Disney’s 20-year pursuit of the film rights to author P.L. Travers’ novel Mary Poppins and the rocky relationship that formed between the two. Mr. Banks, starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell, is in production at Disney.
STORY: ’50 Shades of Grey’ To Be Produced By ‘Social Network’ Team
Universal and Focus nabbed the rights to the mega-selling Fifty Shades trilogy for $5 million in March after a heated Hollywood bidding war. The books, about a torrid love affair between a college student and a mysterious billionaire, have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.
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