Politics

<em>50 Shades Of Grey</em> Gets Screenwriter, Bret Easton Ellis Freaks Out

Anyone who has been paying attention to Bret Easton Ellis’ Twitter account this summer knows the American Psycho author has

Anyone who has been paying attention to Bret Easton Ellis’ Twitter account this summer knows the American Psycho author has had his sights set on writing an adaptation of the world’s most popular book, EL James’ 50 Shades of Grey. He was already dream-casting the project to include Lindsay Lohan, or possibly Lena Dunham!

But after the news that TV scribe Kelly Marcel (Terra Nova) would be doing the 50 Shades of Grey script, Mr. Ellis went on a wee rampage against the upcoming film.

For her part, Ms. Marcel is taking the high road:

Filed Under: Politics, Kelly Marcel, twitter feuds, 50 Shades of Grey, Bret Easton Ellis, New York, News & Politics

SEE ALSO: New York State May Soon Have the Highest-Paid Lawmakers in the US

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page