'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie Cast: Actress From Award-Winning Film Playing Anastasia Steele's Mother? [NEWS]
The casting process for the film adaptation of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey is moving right along as Zero Dark Thirty's Jennifer Ehle is reportedly close to signing on to play the mother of Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), Carla May Wilkes.
Deadline stated that the 43-year-old is currently in the midst of negotiations with Focus Features and Universal Pictures for the respective role.
In the Fifty Shades book, Steele's mother is described as being married four times, overspending and having a weak relationship with Ana.
Ehle is well known for her work on the BBC's adaptation of Jane Austin's novel, Pride And Prejudice, in which she starred alongside Colin Firth. She also worked with Firth in the award-winning The King's Speech.
In other Fifty Shades movie news, several fans have seemed to have had a change of heart over future Christian Grey, Charlie Hunnam. After initially disapproving of the 33-year old's casting, several loyalists have reportedly started sending him various pieces of sexy attire, according to Entertainmentwise.
"We've seen frilly knickers, bras and even stockings left at his door by some fans of the book as they try to get his attention. It has been very odd. I've never seen anything quite like it," stated one of his neighbors.
Fifty Shades screenwriter Kelly Marcel stated that she'd be adhering to the original content of author James' books with lots of sex and raunchiness. The highly anticipated movie is scheduled to launch in theaters on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2014.
