I honestly thought this thing might flop and yet here we are: preorders for Fifty Shades of Grey tickets are downright bananas. » 1/16/15 1:15pm 1/16/15 1:15pm

When filmmaker Rik Swartwelder decided he was going to make a movie that would resurrect the idea of chivalry in love, he knew he had some tough competition—namely the adaptation to the fastest selling paperback book of all time, Fifty Shades of Grey. But Swartwelder is up for the challenge, comparing his film to the… » 11/15/14 5:00pm 11/15/14 5:00pm

Okay, I know what you're thinking. The last thing you want to see is a bunch of older folks talking about that naughty novel/movie Fifty Shades of Grey. Well let me tell you right now, I think this may be the only way to consume the E. L. James novel. Seriously, these folks are the bomb. » 9/13/14 6:09pm 9/13/14 6:09pm

The big fancy apartment building given as the home of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey has become an unlikely tourist attraction. Because what's more fun than lurking outside a luxury tower, taking pictures and waiting for the doorman to run you off? » 8/22/14 10:40am 8/22/14 10:40am

So… the first teaser poster for the movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey is, indeed, very gray. » 1/28/14 5:40pm 1/28/14 5:40pm

If you were worried that the theatrical release of Fifty Shades of Grey couldn't possibly do the source material (lol) justice, some good news: the film's producer hinted today that there may be two versions of the film released — a regular-ass R-rated version to which you can take your father-in-law or precocious… » 11/15/13 7:15pm 11/15/13 7:15pm

If only Christoph Waltz really had auditioned for and been cast as Christian Grey, we’d have all the proof we needed to know that the universe is lorded over by an omnipotent being (probably a platypus) that takes a special interest in casting decisions on movies made about erotica bestsellers. Waltz would be so… » 10/06/13 5:30pm 10/06/13 5:30pm

You're staring into the bright, beautiful faces of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. Dakota Johnson (of Social Network semi-renown) and Charlie Hunnam (of robot vs. giant lizards fame) have been cast as the leads in movie adaptation of EL James's extremely popular Fifty Shades of Grey. » 9/02/13 12:40pm 9/02/13 12:40pm

Not only was E.L. James' cult sadomasochistic masterwork Fifty Shades of Grey far and above the bestselling Random House title this year, it single-handedly helped keep Random House parent company Bertelsmann maintain overall group profit levels despite stagnant conditions in its TV, magazine, and music publishing… » 3/26/13 3:50pm 3/26/13 3:50pm

In her ongoing effort to scrub the adorable residue precocious witch Hermione Granger left all over her acting career, Emma Watson may end up portraying Anastasia Steele, the heroine of a contemporary classic in the annals (heh) of erotic fiction, on the big screen. Or so says the reinvigorated Fifty Shades of… » 3/15/13 12:00pm 3/15/13 12:00pm

The soon-to-be major motion picture event Fifty Shades of Grey just got a screenwriter and her name, according to an announcement from Universal Pictures and its subsidiary Focus Features, is Kelly Marcel. » 10/08/12 10:25pm 10/08/12 10:25pm

Everyone, meet Niall Leonard. Niall Leonard, meet everyone. You've probably never heard of Niall before, but chances are that you know his wife, Fifty Shades of Grey poetess E.L. James. A fellow writer, Leonard has acted as James' proof reader throughout the early developments of the Fifty Shades series and has also… » 9/10/12 12:00pm 9/10/12 12:00pm

After signing an explicit agreement that she would become her husband's "slave," a saleswoman in Padua is suing for divorce, claiming that her partner physically abused her during their marriage and that he's stalked her since their split. Insert your obligatory Fifty Shades life imitates art imitates porn imitates a… » 8/31/12 10:00am 8/31/12 10:00am

According to Uproxx, this Fifty Shades of Grey masturbating kiosk is located in a Sainsbury's, which is a chain of supermarkets in the U.K. that apparently specializes in dirty books and special vibrator batteries. Oh, and those shortbread cookies that are so maddeningly delicious. This display should remind everyone… » 8/07/12 10:25pm 8/07/12 10:25pm