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'Fifty Shades of Grey' film release pushed back to 2015
Reuters
November 14, 2013, 5:45 am
People wait for E L James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey, during a book signing in London September 6, 2012. REUTERS/Neil Hall
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The film adaptation of best-selling erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" has been pushed back to 2015, studio Universal Pictures said on Wednesday.
The film was originally set to be released on August 1, 2014, but is now scheduled to be in cinemas on February 13, 2015, in time for Valentine's Day.
Universal did not give a reason for postponing the film's release date, but casting lead character Christian Grey was tripped up when "Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam pulled out of the role on October 13, six weeks after being cast.
Northern Irish actor and former Calvin Klein fashion model Jamie Dornan, 31, signed on to replace Hunnam on October 24. Dornan will star alongside American actress Dakota Johnson in the film directed by Sam Taylor-Wood.
"Fifty Shades of Grey," about a passionate relationship between literature student Anastasia and the wealthy and mysterious entrepreneur, Grey, was written by British author E.L. James and published in 2011. It became a cultural phenomenon, spawning offshoots and parodies.
The film is expected to start shooting early next month. It will be distributed by Universal Pictures' Focus Features.
Described as "mummy porn" by critics, James' debut novel, the first in the "Fifty Shades" trilogy, became Britain's fastest paperback to reach 1 million sales.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; editing by Patricia Reaney and Sandra Maler)
Los Angeles (AFP) - The release of the movie version of erotic best-seller "Fifty Shades of Grey" has been postponed until 2015 after the original male star pulled out, filmmakers said Wednesday.
Industry daily Variety said that Universal, which is making the film with Focus Features, has fixed the release for February 13, the day before Valentine's Day.
The film's Facebook page changed its cover photo to read February 2015, instead of the planned August 1, 2014 release of the movie based on the international book phenomenon.
The announcement was greeted with a flood of disappointed comments by female fans.
"What the heck??? Y y do we have to now wait 15 months??? Thats just stupid n yall gonna upset a lot of people," wrote Grace Seymour on Facebook, while Kayla Anne Mackey added: "Well this sucks."
Variety said that Universal was considering pushing back the August 2014 date even before British actor Charlie Hunnam pulled out of the project in October.
Hunnam, who was to play Christian Grey alongside Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, was replaced by Jamie Dornan two weeks later.
The movie is to be directed by British filmmaker and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson of "Nowhere Boy" fame.
Spiced up with sado-masochism, the 2011 novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" was the first part of a trilogy about a relationship between a college graduate, Steele, and young business magnate Grey.
Universal Pictures and Focus Features acquired the rights to the trilogy -- which also included "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed" -- in March 2012.
The books have been translated into 50 languages, and sold over 70 million copies worldwide in ebook and print, making it one of the fastest-selling book series ever.
