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| Fifty Shades of Grey: Gus van Sant makes steamy bid for director's chair | Fifty Shades of Grey: Gus van Sant makes steamy bid for director's chair |
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| In a bid to land the job of directing the film adaptation of erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, Elephant director Gus van Sant is reported to have shot a steamy sex scene featuring Alex Pettyfer as the billionaire Christian Grey, according to the Wrap. | In a bid to land the job of directing the film adaptation of erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, Elephant director Gus van Sant is reported to have shot a steamy sex scene featuring Alex Pettyfer as the billionaire Christian Grey, according to the Wrap. |
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| The two-time Oscar-nominated director of Good Will Hunting is seemingly so eager to prove he's the right man for the job, he shot the test reel on his own initiative. Producing studios Focus Features and Universal have yet to comment on the likelihood of him being hired, and have not yet named any candidates for the job. | The two-time Oscar-nominated director of Good Will Hunting is seemingly so eager to prove he's the right man for the job, he shot the test reel on his own initiative. Producing studios Focus Features and Universal have yet to comment on the likelihood of him being hired, and have not yet named any candidates for the job. |
| Pettyfer isn't yet attached to the role, but was cast just for the scene shot by Van Sant – which, according to reports, is the pivotal moment when the impressionable Anastasia Steele loses her virginity to Grey. Pettyfer is currently shooting Universal's remake of Endless Love in Atlanta and if Van Sant, whose last two projects Milk and Promised Land were for Focus Features, lands the role then Pettyfer, who garnered good reviews for his role in Magic Mike, would be well-placed for the lead role. | Pettyfer isn't yet attached to the role, but was cast just for the scene shot by Van Sant – which, according to reports, is the pivotal moment when the impressionable Anastasia Steele loses her virginity to Grey. Pettyfer is currently shooting Universal's remake of Endless Love in Atlanta and if Van Sant, whose last two projects Milk and Promised Land were for Focus Features, lands the role then Pettyfer, who garnered good reviews for his role in Magic Mike, would be well-placed for the lead role. |
| Speculation around the film has been rife, with Bret Easton Ellis more vocal than most. He was embroiled in a Twitter war with producer Dana Brunetti (The Social Network) after slamming the choice of Kelly Marcel as the writer. | Speculation around the film has been rife, with Bret Easton Ellis more vocal than most. He was embroiled in a Twitter war with producer Dana Brunetti (The Social Network) after slamming the choice of Kelly Marcel as the writer. |
| Van Sant's candidacy for the role makes clear the producers' intentions to deliver a tasteful version of the risqué novel. Since finishing the fracking drama Promised Land, the director has nothing in the pipeline, which makes him available to start as soon as Marcel finishes the script. | Van Sant's candidacy for the role makes clear the producers' intentions to deliver a tasteful version of the risqué novel. Since finishing the fracking drama Promised Land, the director has nothing in the pipeline, which makes him available to start as soon as Marcel finishes the script. |
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