International Business Times
“Fifty Shades of Grey,” the erotic romance novel with prominent BDSM themes, is coming to theaters near you. Focus Features and Universal Pictures acquired the movie rights to British author E.L. James’ racy novel, the first in a trilogy, the Associated Press reported.
Modern-day romance novels have been adapted for the screen before, but that has mostly been restricted to television. Several of romance author Nora Roberts’ books, for example, including “Montana Sky” and “Carolina Moon,” have been made into Lifetime movies.
But now a romance novel — one with graphic BDSM scenes, no less — has been picked by the movie gods that be for a journey to the big screen. “Fifty Shades” is about Anastasia Steele, a college student who sets out to interview Christian Grey, a young and handsome rich guy, for her campus magazine. What follows is a relationship that incorporates BDSM. …