'Fifty Shades of Grey': Will 'Anna Karenina' director Joe Wright take on the movie adaptation?
Will Joe Wright, the director behind the movies 鈥淎nna Karenina鈥� and 鈥淧ride and Prejudice,鈥� helm the Hollywood adaptation of 鈥�Fifty Shades of Grey鈥�?
Wright's is the latest name being mentioned in discussions about the film adaptation of E.L. James鈥� erotic bestseller. Casting rumors have also run rampant, but the identity of the actors who will be portraying billionaire 海角大神 Grey and college student Anastasia Steele has not yet been confirmed.
cited 鈥渕ultiple sources鈥� stating that Wright had become a frontrunner for the director鈥檚 job. However, they also stressed that nothing was certain.
鈥淪ources caution that there is no deal in place, and Wright has not officially won the job,鈥� the Hollywood Reporter article read.
Universal Pictures did not comment on the matter.
Meanwhile, 鈥渢wo agency insiders familiar with the directing contest鈥� told that the producers of the planned film adaptation, Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, are rooting for Wright.
Wright has taken on literary adaptations before with the 2007 adaptation of Ian McEwan novel 鈥�Atonement鈥� as well as 2005鈥檚 鈥淧ride and Prejudice鈥� and 2012鈥檚 鈥淎nna Karenina,鈥� though filming James鈥� erotic novel would obviously be a very different kind of project. 鈥淜arenina鈥� actress Keira Knightley starred in all three Wright adaptations, but the star has said before that she鈥檚 not interested in the part of Anastasia Steele.
Meanwhile, for those who are wondering how the book could ever be adapted for the screen, 鈥淕rey鈥� screenwriter said she鈥檚 writing the script aiming at an NC-17 rating.
