Movie Rights Auction Set for ‘Mommy Porn’ Book Sensation ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Source: @THR
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“Multiple sources say that a representative for the erotic E.L. James book has set meetings with studio executives and directors to discuss a film adaptation and to conduct an auction of film rights for the hot property.
Fifty Shades of Grey, the surprise erotic literary hit that began as a posting on a fan-fiction website, is sparking major interest from Hollywood as movie studios clamor for film rights.
Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that a representative for the E.L. James book, which became a word-of-mouth eBook hit and scored a six-figure reprint deal with Random House imprint Vintage, has set meetings for next week with studio executives and directors to discuss a film adaptation and to conduct an auction of film rights for the hot property. The London-based agent Valerie Hoskins, who mainly represents British film and television writers (with a focus on children’s animation), declined to comment through a spokesman for Vintage…..”
