Fifty Shades Of Grey Gets A Director

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Caption Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson attend an after party following the press night performance of ‘Old Times’ at the Mint Leaf on January 31, 2013 in LondonA director has been chosen to helm “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

Sam Taylor-Johnson will direct the big screen adaptation of E L James’ erotic novel, Focus Features confirmed to Access Hollywood on Wednesday.

Taylor-Johnson previously directed 2009’s “Nowhere Boy,” which starred her husband, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass,” “Anna Karenina”).

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the film will be produced by Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti (“The Social Network”).

Kelly Marcel, who was a writer on Fox’s short-lived “Terra Nova” series, will pen the screenplay.

Casting for the movie’s main characters, Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, has yet to be announced.