7. Kelly Marcel
Following on from the last point, Kelly Marcel has been the lucky one selected to turn Fifty Shades into a screenplay. Marcel is not a recognisable screenwriter such as Aaron Sorkin or Stephen Zaillian, but I think crucially, she is a woman. A female writer will maintain the same tone as the novel, and crucially see the explicitly sexual scenes from the view of a woman, and not like someone like the aforementioned Ellis. Marcel is best known as the creator of the ambitious, Steven Spielberg produced show, Terra Nova. Terra Nova only lasted a single season on Fox, more due to budget concerns than viewers or the overall quality of the show, and Marcel has shown much promise as a screenwriter, and there appears to be a lot of confidence in her to deliver a quality Fifty Shades script.