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Casting rumors ran rampant as to who would play Christian and Ana ( Matt Bomer was flattered; Emma Watson was not; Taylor-Johnson wanted Robert Pattinson), but Charlie Hunnam really was planning to make the film his next big project after Sons of Anarchy ended.

Charlie Hunnam: Quitting Fifty Shades of Grey Was "Heartbreaking" - Us Weekly". usmagazine.com. 21 July 2014 . Retrieved 27 January 2015. The book garnered some accolades. In December 2012, it won both "Popular Fiction" and "Book of the Year" categories in the UK National Book Awards. [34] [35] In that same month, Publishers Weekly named E. L. James the 'Publishing Person of the Year', a decision whose criticism in the LA Times and the New York Daily News was referred to by and summarised in The Christian Science Monitor. [36] Earlier, in April 2012, when E. L. James was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World", [37] Richard Lawson of The Atlantic Wire criticised her inclusion due to the trilogy's fan fiction beginnings. [38] Controversy [ edit ]Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James – Exclusive interview" (16 July 2012) Shropshire Star. Retrieved 16 July 2012 Schwarzbaum, Lisa (21 March 2012). "Fifty Shades of Grey". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012 . Retrieved 24 June 2012. I didn't want [Dakota or Jamie] to have to come re-shoot those kinds of scenes," the director told Vanity Fair. Laurie, Timothy; Kean, Jessica (2015). "Why consenting adults should see 50 Shades of Grey - and take their teens". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 February Opening up to the Sunday Times magazine in 2017, Taylor-Johnson said she didn't regret doing the film, per se, "because that would just finish me off. With the benefit of hindsight would I go through it again? Of course I wouldn't. I'd be mad."

Jolie went with the adaptation of Unbroken—the beyond-inspiring story of Olympic athlete turned World War II pilot Louis Zamperini, who crashed, survived 47 days floating in a life raft and then survived a POW camp—for her follow-up project instead. You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won’t vow to obey… There is lots more that I could say, but it would be even more spoilerish. So I’ll leave it and sum up now. Minor points, yet have to be said Gus Van Sant, who like Bret Easton Ellis pictured a more graphic, possibly NC-17 film, and Danish director Susanne Bier were the last two names on a shortlist that James and Focus Features had whittled down—but producer Michael De Luca had been a producer on a movie Sam Taylor-Johnson was going to do before it fell apart, and suggested she take a meeting about Fifty Shades. Bonomi, Amy E.; Altenburger, Lauren E.; Walton, Nicole L. (September 2013). " "Double crap!" Abuse and harmed identity in Fifty Shades of Grey". Journal of Women's Health. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 22 (9): 733–744. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4344. PMID 23931257.Molly Driscoll (3 December 2012). "E L James as 'Publishing Person of the Year' draws outcry from literary world". The Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved 5 December 2012.

Publishing world is turned on by 'Fifty Shades of Grey' ". USA Today. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 . Retrieved 15 March 2013. See the world of Fifty Shades of Grey anew through the eyes of Christian Grey–a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world. American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom (9 September 2020). "Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019". Banned & Challenged Books . Retrieved 6 March 2021. Fifty Shades of Grey has often been challenged, banned, and removed in the United States. The book landed on the American Library Association's Top 10 List of Banned and Challenged Books in 2012 (4), 2013 (4), and 2015 (2) because it is sexually explicit and unsuited for the age group; has nudity and offensive language; and for religious viewpoints. [52] Challengers also stated the book was "poorly written," and they were concerned "a group of teenagers will want to try [BDSM]." [52] Ultimately, the book became the eighth-most banned book between 2010 and 2019. [53]Flood, Alison (26 December 2012). "Fifty Shades of Grey voted the most popular book of 2012". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 26 December 2012. Fifty-Fifty is the kind of legal thriller you’d want every legal thriller to be like. It’s the fifth in the Eddie Flynn series, but it is a self-contained case, and a new beginning for Eddie in some ways — and that’s why it is the perfect book to break into this series. Osterheldt, Jenee (26 March 2012). "Book Review – Fifty Shades of Grey: Sultry subject spells success". The Columbus Dispatch.