Kelly Marcel has gone from "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" on the set of "Saving Mr. Banks" to riding crops and nipple clamps in the red room of pain. The 38 year old screenwriter, who took the "Fifty Shades of Grey" writing gig back in November, has embraced her new project and has opened up about life today and what viewers can expect to see in the highly anticipated film. The Sunday Times published an in-depth interview with the writer on Jan. 6, shockingly revealing that she is writing the script with an NC-17 rating in mind.
Kelly Marcel admits life has not changed much since she found fame alongside E L James and "Fifty Shades of Grey." She still enjoys the pleasures of her life, "dogs, home, family, friends before everything." Her job does come with a price though, at the time of the interview there were shredding trucks arriving at her LA home to get rid of any "Fifty Shades" evidence. The most closely guarded secret? "Who is playing Christian, who is playing Anna — seriously, people are rabid about this thing," admitted Marcel. Yet beyond casting, which Marcel says will not take place until the script is finished, fans want to know what to expect when they shell out $12 for a movie ticket.
Marcel has enjoyed learning all about the BDSM lifestyle and would try some of the techniques out if she had the chance. Unfortunately she has been a little busy penning the "Fifty Shades of Grey" script. For now she will have to live vicariously through her own words, which she has revealed will be very steamy. Marcel told the Times, "well, there is going to be a lot of sex in the film. It will be rated NC-17 [18 here]. It’s going to be raunchy.” After reportedly meeting with author E L James recently the decision was made that they "are 100% going there.”
So what does this mean for the future of the "Fifty Shades" franchise? Well if Marcel's NC-17 comment is accurate, success might be seen on a smaller scale. The top domestic NC-17 rated movie is currently "Showgirls" which has grossed a lifetime $20m. The first Twilight has made a little over $192m and the top R rated movie of all time, "The Passion of the Christ," has nailed $370m. Although the popularity of the movies are not comparable, the numbers don't lie. An NC-17 rating by the MPAA means nobody 17 and under is admitted to see the movie in a theatre. The MPAA considers a film NC-17 if it contains any of the following, "brutality/pervasive strong graphic violence, explicit sexual content (hardcore pornography), sexual assault, extreme horror and/or crude indecent language."
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