So … who should play Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie? This question, along with who should play Christian Grey , has been discussed for the better part of a year now, with Focus and Universal no closer to deciding. All the more reason than to continue the favorite fantasy game here! With the casting coming soon, this exercise in delayed gratification is about to climax … so to speak. Vote below on who you’d most like to see in the role: Who should play Ana Steele in 50 Shades of Grey? Mila Kunis Lily Collins Nina Dobrev Alexis Bledel Shailene Woodley Lucy Hale Minka Kelly Allison Williams Emma Watson Ashley Benson Other (cite in comments) View Poll »
If you’ve been traumatized by seeing Fifty Shades of Grey on your sister’s and/or mother-in-law’s bedside table, and we suspect you have, imagine how a baby feels wearing this: Yes, you can thank Etsy – and EL James – for this. With this news series of baby clothes, your kid can thank Fifty Shades for facilitating his/her birth (above), or feature a sexy one-liners such as “I pretend Christian Grey is my daddy.” Just don’t be surprised if the daycare staff calls DCFS on you. So far, there hasn’t been a baby boom coinciding with the release of the erotic novel … that we know of. That may change, of course, when the HOTLY-anticipated 50 Shades of Grey movie comes out at last. Matt Bomer and Alexis Bledel ? Too hot to handle.
The Fifty Shades of Grey movie announced a key player today. Sadly, it’s not the actors cast as Christian or Ana, but screenwriter Kelly Marcel will play a huge role in bringing the erotic young adult novel trilogy to life. Marcel was the creator of Terra Nova and penned the new Disney film Saving Mr. Banks , which stars Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell. The Fifty Shades of Grey movie offers quite a departure from that in terms of subject matter, but producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti lauded her abilities. ” Kelly’s work demonstrates her flawless structural technique and passionate commitment to emotion, humor and depth of character,” De Luca said in a press release. Brunetti adds, “We were all taken with the depth and passion of Kelley’s engagement with the characters and world E.L. James created … we knew she was the right person.” Speculation over who the right person is for the lead, billionaire character and his young female paramour has run rampant online for months on end. Just a few of those recently rumored for the respective, racy roles: Ryan Gosling, Lucy Hale, Emma Watson, Matt Bomer and Alexis Bledel . None have been cast … yet. Who’s your dream Fifty Shades duo? Tell us below! Who should play Christian Grey in 50 Shades? Michael Fassbender Alex Pettyfer Ian Somerhalder Robert Pattinson Ryan Gosling Kellan Lutz Chris Hemsworth Ryan Phillippe Matt Bomer Alexander Skarsgard View Poll » Who should play Ana Steele in 50 Shades? Jennifer Lawrence Kristen Stewart Olivia Wilde Megan Fox Evan Rachel Wood Nina Dobrev Minka Kelly Felicity Jones Alexis Bledel Emma Watson View Poll »
The kinky erotic pop phenomenon 50 Shades of Grey has finally landed — or shall we say, tied down — a writer! British actress/scribe Kelly Marcel, who co-created the short-lived Steven Spielberg-produced series Terra Nova and scripted the upcoming Mary Poppins pic Saving Mr. Banks , will adapt E.L. James’ S&M romance about a young woman who falls for Christian Grey , a damaged dreamboat with a bondage fetish. Marcel’s a surprise choice for the hot property given her relatively scant writing credits; here’s hoping her script keeps all the salaciously sexy allure of the books, which will be one of the bigger challenges Universal and Focus face with their big-screen adaptation. One hurdle: Making a 50 Shades of Grey movie that’s half as great as this fan-made trailer : Oh, man. Never gets old . Once a script’s in place, the next trick will be casting their perfect Christian Grey . Someone not too old, not too young, the picture of male perfection and virility. An actor capable of pulling off both brute sensual dominance and crippling emotional trauma. A dude who knows how to wear a suit. Well, Marcel did co-found a theater company with Tom Hardy after the two worked together on Nicholas Refn’s Bronson , which she re-wrote. (Another fun fact: Dad Terry Marcel wrote and directed 1980’s Hawk the Slayer .) Maybe she can make a phone call… who’s down with casting Tom Hardy as Christian Grey? The official press release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, October 8, 2012—Universal Pictures and Focus Features today announced that Kelly Marcel will write the screenplay to the highly anticipated film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti will produce the film based on E L James’ #1 bestselling book, alongside James. The announcement was made by Universal Pictures Co-Chairman, Donna Langley and Focus Features’ Chief Executive Officer, James Schamus. Marcel wrote the 2011 Black List script, Saving Mr. Banks , the story of Walt Disney’s twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to author P.L. Travers’ novel, “Mary Poppins,” and the rocky relationship that formed between the two. The film is currently in production at Walt Disney Studios starring Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Colin Farrell with John Lee Hancock directing. Marcel served as the co-creator and executive producer of the Amblin/FOX-TV series Terra Nova, for which she wrote the series’ pilot episode. She will also produce The Madonnas Of Echo Park for HBO. “Kelly’s work demonstrates her flawless structural technique and passionate commitment to emotion, humor and depth of character which is particularly visible in the celebrated screenplay for the upcoming Saving Mr. Banks,” said De Luca. “We were all taken with the depth and passion of Kelly’s engagement with the characters and world E L James has created, and we knew she was the right person to augment our Fifty Shades family,” added Brunetti. Universal Pictures and Focus Features acquired the rights to the three books in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy in March of this year. Focus Features will market and distribute the first film in partnership with Universal. “Fifty Shades of Grey” has become a global phenomenon and the trilogy has been translated in 45 languages worldwide since its release. In the U.S. alone, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy has sold over 32 million copies in e-book and print, making it one of the fastest selling book series ever. “Fifty Shades of Grey” follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. Subsequent novels in the series, “Fifty Shades Darker” (September 2011) and “Fifty Shades Freed” (January 2012) explore the couple’s deepening relationship. For more information please see the official Fifty Shades of Grey Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/fiftyshadesofgreymovie. Marcel was represented in the deal by WME and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Limited. [ Deadline ]
Her novels have sold 40 million copies worldwide and the pending film version of the trilogy’s first installment has fans guessing worldwide who will play the male lead with nearly every hot young actor in Hollywood a possible contender. So what is a wildly successful author to do as an encore? Well, be in the movie of course! British author E.L. James, the mind behind the ever-so-hot Fifty Shades of Grey series said on the Katie Couric daytime talk show that she is eyeing a possible cameo in the big-screen adaptation of the novel, revealing that one of the smaller characters in the book is actually based on herself. Speculation persisted all summer who would play the irresistible young business magnate Christian Grey and the guessing game flared up again recently between the possibilities of Alexander Skarsgård vs. Ryan Gosling at the recent Toronto International Film Festival (http://movieline.com/2012/09/17/ryan-gosling-alexander-skarsgard-fifty-shades-of-grey/). James remained silent on who she expects to take on the lead roles, though she has several in mind, but that was the extent of her reveal: “I have three people who could play Christian and I think four who could play Ana, and I’m not going to tell you any of them,” she is quoted saying on the show via The Guardian . She did, however, say that she appears in the book and may pursue being cast in the minor role as a cameo. “I’ve actually written myself into the book. I play a very tiny cameo role and I might try and do that if I’m asked to … we’ll see,” she said, adding, “It’d be interesting to know if people can find me in the books.” Set mostly in Seattle, Fifty Shades of Grey revolves around a virgin college senior who is swept up by a the dashing Christian Grey into an erotic frenzy. No telling how palatable the book’s sexual scenes involving bondage and sadism/masochism will be for producers. Universal optioned the novel for $5 million in March and it will be overseen by the producers of The Social Network , Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti. [ Source: BBC ]
You can bet your Ben Wa balls E.L. James is going to cash in on her Fifty Shades of Grey merchandising empire once the steamy lit porn’s movie adaptation gets going. But while Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele have yet to be cast, you can start getting in the mood with the official 50 Shades of Grey Classical Album, featuring fifteen classical ditties referenced in the books that got James’ creative juices flowing — a preview of the eventual soundtrack to Christian Grey’s big screen S&M outing? Fifty Shades of Grey – The Classical Album will include such sensual classics as Thomas Tallis’s ‘Spem in Alium,’ a tune put to squirmy, orgasm-inducing use by Christian and Ana in the book. If you recall, Christian ties Ana up and plops a set of headphones on her and then THIS goes down: “The singing starts again … building and building, and he rains down blows on me … and I groan and writhe … Lost in him, lost in the astral, seraphic voices … I am completely at the mercy of his expert touch … Ahem. Not coincidentally, sales of ‘Spem in Alium’ have since skyrocketed in the UK. The album, released by EMI Records digitally in the U.S. and Canada on August 21, and on CD September 18, promises to “[set] a mysterious and alluring atmosphere with just the slightest hint of danger.” Mark your calendars (or pre-order now) and get ready for Fifty Shades to bring sexy back… way back. Like, from the 16th century. Full track listing: 1 Lakmé (Act I): Flower Duet (Mady Mesplé, Danielle Millet) 2 Bach: Adagio from Concerto #3 BWV 974 (Alexandre Tharaud) 3 Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilerias #5 – Cantilena (Barbara Hendricks) 4 Verdi: La Traviata Prelude (Riccardo Muti / Philharmonia Orchestra) 5 Pachelbel: Canon in D (Sir Neville Marriner/ Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) 6 Tallis: Spem in Alium (The Tallis Scholars) 7 Chopin: Prelude #4 in E minor, Largo (Samson François) 8 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #2 – Adagio Sostenuto (Cecile Ousset, Sir Simon Rattle / CBSO) 9 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Sir Adrian Boult / LPO) 10 Canteloube: Chants d’auvergne, Bailero (Arleen Auger) 11 Chopin: Nocturne #1 in B-flat minor (Samson François) 12 Faure: Requiem – In Paradisum (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury) 13 Bach: Goldberg Variation – Aria (Maria Tipo) 14 Debussy: La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin (Moura Lympany) 15 Bach: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Alexis Weissenberg)
Ryan Gosling And Angelina Jolie To Star In ’50 Shades Of Grey’ Movie The latest literary lust-fest to take the Hollyweird scene by storm is headed to the big screen. Fans are growing impatient to see who will be cast in the “50 Shades of Grey” movie. Reports are running wild, and the latest have Ryan Gosling and Angelina Jolie pegged as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, according to Monsters and Critics. Gosling has been a frontrunner for a while. However, Angelina Jolie is much too old for the part of the shy college student turned naughty vixen. Jolie is reportedly “dead-set on a major part. She’s up for the challenge,” said one insider. The “50 Shades of Grey” movie is a hot topic, and executives working behind the scenes likely want to cast the perfect Christian and Anastasia, but in a timely fashion so fans will still be interested with the film hits theaters. Ryan Gosling and Angelina Jolie are just two of the A-list names being thrown around for the lead roles. Others allegedly being considered for the parts are Ian Somerhalder, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, and Channing Tatum. Hmmmm. We wouldn’t mind seeing Ryan or Mr. Magic Mike get freaky deeky on the big screen….who would you cast to play the lead roles? Source
Alexa Vega has officially moved on from Spy Kids to a game of I Spy… Cleavage! Indeed, the former child star – who recently split from her husband of two years – has posted the following photo on Twitter, giving movie fans a glimpse at her upcoming character from Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills . Go ahead and ogle while we hurry up and see if tickets are on sale yet… Vega split from Sean Covel in March, but she already has her next man lined up, Tweeting yesterday: Dammit!!! I’m crushing on Christian Grey! Does this mean the 23-year old is angling for the role of Anastasia Steele? If so, she’s making quite the statement in this picture. Your move, Emma Watson …
Here is the latest in the ever-growing Jackson family saga: With Katherine Jackson supposedly safe and sound in Arizona, Marlon, Tito and Jackie Jackson appeared on The Insider yesterday and expressed consternation and anger over the whereabouts of their mother. “We’ve been told that our mother is safe,” Marlon told Kevin Frazier. “She’s doing well. But we have not spoken to her. We have not talked to her and I don’t know where my mother is.” The brother of Michael Jackson then choked up and grew animated. He lashed out: “All I know is she is in Arizona, and whatever doctor is saying I can’t talk to my mother you call ME!” Marlon’s sibling, Randy, claims he whisked Katherine off to Arizona under doctor’s orders. But no one has been able to explain why she’s gone nearly two weeks now without making any contact with some of her kids and all three of her grandchildren. As a result of this mystery, TJ Jackson is pursuing legal avenues to take over guardianship of Paris, Prince and Blanket (MJ’s daughter and sons). Most believe this giant mess is related to Michael Jackson’s will, which is being contested by Randy Jackson because it leaves the entirety of the singer’s estate to his children and he’s now using Katherine to try and get the document invalidated. Tito Jackson, however, backed away from that plot this week, publicly stating that he wanted nothing to do with a letter sent by Jermaine, Janet, Rebbie and Randy that challenged the authority and actions of the executor’s of MJ’s will. “I completely retract my signature from the July 17th letter sent to the Executors of my brother Michael’s estate and repudiate all the claims made against them,” Tito told TMZ. “I don’t want any part of that letter whatsoever.”
Channing Tatum has thrown his well-chiseled abs and buns of steel hat into the Fifty Shades of Grey ring. Sort of. Asked during a Glamour -sponsored Twitter Q&A with fans this week about the main role of Christian Grey in that upcoming big screen adaption, the Magic Mike star simply said YES, he’d be open to the role… … but he added a caveat: “I’d only be allowed if my wife was Ana. She’s read the books so I don’t think she’d be impressed if she couldn’t be Ana!” Tatum is married to actress Jenna Dewan. But she might need to get in line behind Emma Watson, who is reportedly a leading candidate for the character of Anastasia Steele . Other actors that have expressed interest in portraying Christian include Ian Somerhalder, Ryan Gosling, and Alexander Skarsgard. Would you want to see Tatum in this sexy role?
