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Fifty Shades of Grey Going For NC-17 Rating, Says Screenwriter

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4:59 pm, January 8th, 2013

(Amazon)

Fifty Shades of Grey will be racy enough for an NC-17 rating when it hits theaters, at least according to the woman scripting it.

Kelly Marcel, the screenwriter entrusted with bringing the worldwide bestseller to the big screen, says in a new interview that Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey’s erotic romps will not be sanitized on film.

“It will be rated NC-17 [18 here]. It’s going to be raunchy,” Marcel promises the Sunday Times, although it should be noted that there has not been an actual rating assigned yet to the still-in-the-works project.

Nothing will be official until the completed film is (eventually) screened for the Motion Picture Association of America.

But Marcel explains of the sexual content, “We are 100% going there.”

That said, not every sex scene can make the cut.

“We did go through and decide which are our favorites and which are not,” says Marcel. “Most of them are in there, but I can’t say more than that.”

As for the endless speculation over who will play Grey, Marcel laughs off casting rumors.

“Ha-ha! No actor would sign up to a film without a script. That would be insane,” explains the writer.

Stay tuned.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/laura.hickman.54 Laura Hickman

    Charlie Hunnam TOTALLY needs to play “Christian Grey” !!!!

  • Anna

    Oh yeah!!! Fuck i want to see this so much!!! I read it last year and i’m 18 years old!!!

  • Regina1180

    An NC-17 script just solidifies the assumption that no-name actors will play the leads.

    Most actors don’t want to have anything to do with NC-17s. Not because of the content, but because many theaters just won’t show movies with the rating.

  • anon123

    so basically it’s going to be a porn movie…

  • jb

    They’ll show it if there is a demand for it. It’s all about $$. I’m not sure if women are still into it like they were when the books came out. I think the fascination has run it’s course, but on the other hand, my friends and I intend on seeing it no matter what. Idk. We just have to see it acted out.

  • http://twitter.com/cody_landman Cody Landman

    they do that and it won’t get released anywhere. not too many theaters wanna touch NC-17 films. just make the damn thing a hard R. I’m sure they can get enough sex into it to please crowds. it doesn’t need every single sex scene.

  • http://twitter.com/sassysexykitty Kitty

    I am praying that Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays the part of Christian.Otherwise i will not be seeing the movie.

  • Pam

    I’m glad they’re going to remain true to the books. The books aren’t “R” reading, so the movie shouldn’t water it down to that level. The story is the real winner and the story revolves around a lot of the interaction between Anastasia and Christian. I’ll be seeing it no matter what because I love seeing the books I’ve read brought to the screen. They’re always better when they don’t try to re-write the story and make it something it’s not.

  • Pam

    They could do it R and still make it steamy. I also agree that the story is the real winner here. I want all the drama and the struggle between Anastasia’s subconscious and her inner goddess. There’s a lot of humor in these books too. Definitely want to see the explosive reactions between Ana and Mrs. Robinson and when she gets angry with Christian. There’s a lot in these stories to make really good movies. It might be the language and directness that is leading them to think NC-17….not sure. Or….if they have to go into the details for the BDSM parts, maybe that’s a rule that’s not allowed in “R” ratings????? Who knows. Like whips and tying people up??

  • guest

    I would really love if this book wouldn’t be turned into a movie, like the great author John Green says “books belong to their readers” and making a movie out of the fifty shades trilogy will kill our imagination. People already know that the movie won’t be as good as the book because as always, certain things will be cut off. I wish E.L James was smart enough to not sell her movie rights but the deed is done. There is already a screenplay being written but no cast. And no my friends Matt Bomer is yet to confirm if he’ll do the movie. The only way for there to be a possible cast for these movies is to hire pornstars and we all know porn stars are horrible actors. I am a big fan of the book but I vote for no movie.

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