Fifty Shades of Grey given 2014 release date

The movie adaptation of E.L. James' book Fifty Shades of Grey will hit theaters on August 1, 2014. That is if they can get the R-rating. The film is being put on by Universal and Focus and will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Universal acquired the rights to the entire trilogy in March 2012 and announced their intent to release movies shortly after.

Fifty Shades of Grey tells the erotic (and rather offensive) story of a young billionaire, Christian Grey, and a college student, Anastasia Steele, who fall in love and practice a rather intense BDSM relationship. The book trilogy has become one of the fastest selling book series of all time selling over 70 million copies in both.