E.L. James, author of the erotic series "50 Shades of Grey," has confirmed that the shooting of the book's film adaptation was completed in Vancouver last week.
While promotional posters for the movie adaptations have already been released - featuring the tagline: "Mr. Grey will see you now" - the film is not scheduled to be released until Valentine's Day 2015.
According to Cafe Mom, the filming of "50 Shades of Grey" is way ahead of schedule - a rarity for Hollywood. Citing the rumors currently making their rounds, it says that although the film is not scheduled to be released for another year, fans may not have to wait long for a trailer - or perhaps even some original film footage.
James is clearly happy to have the filming stage behind her, taking to Twitter to announce the big news with a picture of herself and the director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, with the caption: "One of us is drinking... It's a wrap."
In the movie, Jamie Dornan stars as Christian Grey, while Dakota Johnson plays the role of Anastasia Steele, who encounters the world of bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism (BDSM) after she becomes involved with the billionaire. Marcia Gay Harden, Luke Grimes, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford and Rita Ora also star in the film.
While anticipation is high for this adaptation, producer Michael De Luca recently told the media that his film will not precisely follow James' novel. However, he has emphasized that the movie will definitely be "erotic."
"The book is explicit by design because the author wanted to go inside the head of Ana - the female lead - and detail her experience," De Luca said during a panel discussion at the Sundance Film Festival. "On the literary level, that was necessary. But in a film or any visual medium, a picture is worth a thousand words. To be erotic onscreen is going to have more power than to read the words on a page."
Some fear that the graphic content of the movie may get it a NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, meaning that no one below 18 years old would be permitted to watch the movie in theaters in the United States - a restriction that could prove to be a threat to the film's box office success.
