With all the hype surrounding the recently viral novel, it’s no surprise that Hollywood is about to cash in by turning it into a major (and majorly risqué) motion picture. It was really only a matter of time, and now fans all over the world are about to get what they’ve been begging for. The big questions regarding this revelation, of course, are who will be cast and who will be responsible for directing the adaptation of E.L. James’ bestseller. Rumors have been floating around that Joe Wright may be a front-runner for directing the film. At this point, Wright himself has neither confirmed nor denied any of these claims and has actually been able to remain somewhat out of the public eye despite the attempts of media such as THR and Variety to drag him into the conversation and force an answer out of him.
However, despite the fact that Wright himself isn’t talking, others have decided to do most of his talking for him. While no one has blatantly denied that Wright will be directing Fifty Shades of Grey, Deadline.com’s Mike Fleming told the media that Wright’s schedule “doesn’t work with the Fifty Shades time frame.” There are plenty of other celebrities vying for this position if Wright is not able or chooses not to take it, including bad-girl Angelina Jolie. When confronted, Jolie mimicked Wright and joked that any conversations she may have had regarding the possibility of directing Fifty Shades of Grey may or may not have been “real.” Regardless of the director, Universal Studios Chairman Adam Fogelson let it slip to reporters in February that the film adaptation of Fifty Shades might be in theaters as early as the summer of 2014 and may star Hollywood’s sweetheart, Mila Kunis, as the ultimate bad girl protagonist. Now the real question: who will be the lucky dog that gets to play opposite Mila?
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