Rumor: Angelina Jolie Could Direct Fifty Shades of Grey

Posted on Thursday, June 7th, 2012 by Germain Lussier

How do you get men interested in seeing the film version of a book thats ultra popular with women? Attach the name Angelina Jolie. Deadline is reporting a rumor that Angelina Jolie, currently prepping to star in the Disney film Maleficent, has had talks with Universal to possibly direct the filmadaptationof Fifty Shades of Grey, the sexual literary sensation that was purchased by the studio for seven figures.

The books, written by E.L. James, are one of the most popular piece of pop culture in recent memory, focusing on a woman and her explicit, kinky relationship with the title character. Read more after the jump.

Deadline first reported this rumor, though Universal denies it and Jolie couldnt start the movie for a while even if she was interested. That said, work on the film should start fairly soon as the author plans on helping select and producer and screenwriter in the next few weeks.

In case youve been living under a rock for the past few months, Fifty Shades of Greyis the hottest thing going today. Seemingly everywhere you turn, someone is reading the book, talking about the book or writing about the book, which is why Universal like! ly paid such a hefty price for it. Heres what its about:

Fifty Shades of Greyfollows the story of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and 22-year-old virgin college student Anastasia Steele, who develop a relationship steeped in bondage, S&M, domination and submission. The sequelsFifty Shades DarkerandFifty Shades Freedcontinue their story. The erotically-charged novels have been referred to as mommy porn inThe New York Times.

Oddly enough, it was actually first based on a piece of Twilight fan-fiction. Which seems fitting as the content of these books is kind of a mature step up from that.

Do you think Angelina Jolie would direct a movie like this? Let the debates begin.

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