Bestselling erotic novel to become film
New York – Universal Pictures and Focus Features have acquired the rights to ‘ bestselling erotic novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.
In a joint announcement on Monday, Universal and Focus called the word-of-mouth sensation a “special story.”
First released by an Australian publisher, James’ novel is an explicit tale about billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele.
Vintage Books, a paperback imprint of Random House Inc, recently became the US distributor of Fifty Shades and its two follow-ups, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.
James is a London-based writer.
