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Oscar-nomianted director Gus Van Sant has shot a sex scene with Magic Mike star Alex Pettyfer in a bid to direct the film adaptation of the erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey.
British actor Emma Watson has quelled rumours that she is going to play Anastasia Steele in a forthcoming film adaptation of the popular erotica novel Fifty Shades of Grey.
Using her Twitter account, Waston said on Sunday:
Who here actually thinks I would do 50 Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real. In real life.
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A film critic escapes the screen for the lake and the page
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A blockbuster erotic novel boosts sales of a much more innocent book