8. No Bret Easton Ellis
Firstly, I am a great fan of Bret Easton Ellis' literary works. American Psycho is one of the most definite and important modern novels, Less Than Zero is an extraordinary achievement in literature and Glamorama is audaciously brilliant. Despite saying that, a Fifty Shades of Grey film written by Ellis would end in disaster. I don't doubt the fact Ellis would bring something unique and adventurous to the project, but his style and mind would create something far away from the novel many millions love. Ellis has been very vocal about his passion for the project, most obviously on his Twitter account, even tweeting pictures of potential Christian's and Anastasia's for his hundreds of thousands of followers. But it was not to be, and James decided a man who is famous for the explicit excessiveness was not the right man to adapt her baby. And Ellis' only previous foray into screenwriting - an adaptation of his own collection of short stories - The Informers - was a commercial and critical disaster.