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Why wasn't Verhoeven considered for the 50 Shades films?

posted 8 years ago by SonnybytheSea
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I know 50 Shades of Grey Books and films are terrible, but it would have made sense for Verhoeven to at least be considered for the films. There would have been some legit S/M scenes worth watching and probably some camp value to the films.

[–] Cognoscente (2504) a year ago

Because they wanted a female director.

[–] LoveCatsHateDogs (1665) a year ago

Bringing the Verhoeven touch to those films may well have dragged them out of insipidness.

I guess we will never know.