{"id":375,"date":"2013-06-30T01:42:53","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T23:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=375"},"modified":"2013-06-30T01:42:53","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T23:42:53","slug":"focus-features-sets-release-date-for-fifty-shades-of-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2013\/06\/30\/focus-features-sets-release-date-for-fifty-shades-of-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Features Sets Release Date for Fifty Shades Of Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The global release of\u00a0<i>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/i>\u00a0will start in North America on Friday, August 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2014 with opening dates around the world to be announced. The Focus Features domestic theatrical release will be in theaters nationwide. Universal Pictures International is releasing the movie in the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing the highly anticipated film adaptation of E L James\u2019 #1 bestselling book.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fifty Shades of Grey<\/span>\u00a0has been adapted into a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti are producing the movie version alongside Ms. James.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures and Focus Features acquired the rights to the three books in the \u201cFifty Shades of Grey\u201d trilogy in March 2012.\u00a0Focus Features will market and distribute the first film in partnership with Universal.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fifty Shades of Grey<\/span>\u00a0has become a global phenomenon and the trilogy has been translated in over 50 languages worldwide since its release. To date, the \u201cFifty Shades\u201d trilogy has sold over 70 million copies worldwide in e-book and print, making it one of the fastest-selling book series ever.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fifty Shades of Grey<\/span>\u00a0(first published in 2011) follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. Subsequent novels in the series,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fifty Shades Darker<\/span>\u00a0(2011) and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fifty Shades Freed<\/span>\u00a0(2012) explore the couple\u2019s deepening relationship.\u00a0For more information please see the official\u00a0<i>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/i>\u00a0Facebook page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fiftyshadesofgreymovie\">www.facebook.com\/fiftyshadesofgreymovie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Focus Features and Focus Features International (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.focusfeatures.com\/\">www.focusfeatures.com<\/a>) comprise a singular global company. This worldwide studio makes original and daring films that challenge the mainstream to embrace and enjoy voices and visions from around the world that deliver global commercial success. The company operates as Focus Features in North America, and as Focus Features International (FFI) in the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u00a0<i>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/i>, upcoming Focus Features releases include\u00a0<i>The World\u2019s End<\/i>, the new comedy reuniting director Edgar Wright with actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost;\u00a0<i>Closed Circuit<\/i>, the suspense thriller directed by John Crowley and starring Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall; the true-life dramatic thriller\u00a0<i>Kill the Messenger<\/i>, to be directed by Michael Cuesta and star Jeremy Renner; the comedic fable\u00a0<i>The Boxtrolls<\/i>, the new animated feature from LAIKA, directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable with a voice cast that includes Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, and Tracy Morgan;\u00a0<i>Black Sea<\/i>, the adventure thriller to star Jude Law for Academy Award-wining director Kevin Macdonald; and\u00a0<i>Dallas Buyers Club<\/i>, the fact-based drama directed by Jean-Marc Vall\u00e9e and starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto.<\/p>\n<p>Focus Features and Universal Pictures are part of NBCUniversal, one of the world\u2019s leading media and entertainment companies in the\u00a0development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group,\u00a0world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast Corporation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global release of\u00a0Fifty Shades of Grey\u00a0will start in North America on Friday, August 1st, 2014 with opening dates around the world to be announced. The Focus Features domestic theatrical release will be in theaters nationwide. Universal Pictures International is releasing the movie in the rest of the world. Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing the highly&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2013\/06\/30\/focus-features-sets-release-date-for-fifty-shades-of-grey\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Focus Features Sets Release Date for Fifty Shades Of Grey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}