"Fifty Shades of Grey" to be a movie

The cover of "Fifty Shades of Grey," by E.L. James.

/ Vintage Books

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Coming soon to a theater near you: "Fifty Shades of Grey: The Movie."

Universal Pictures and Focus Features announced today that they have acquired the rights to E.L. James' bestselling erotic novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey."

In a joint announcement Monday, Universal and Focus called the word-of-mouth book sensation a "special story." There had been spirited bidding for the film rights, not only because of the book's explosive popularity, but also because it is the first in a trilogy, and could launch a movie franchise.

First released by an Australian publisher, James' novel is an explicit tale about billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. Vintage Books, a paperback imprint of Random House Inc., recently became the U.S. distributor of "Fifty Shades" and its two follow-ups, "Fifty Shades Darker'' and "Fifty Shades Freed.''

James is a London based writer.

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I don't like all this grey reference. Grey is a beautiful thing and now they have made it seem like it isn't!! Just leave the grey alone....sorry, really not much else to say on this subject but needed to comment lol.