Fifty Shades of Grey might become a musical

E.L. James is reportedly in talks to bring her S&M bestseller to Broadway and West End stages

With La La Land currently raking it in at the box office, Hollywood may very well be looking at a new dawn of the musical.

So don't be surprised if a few cinematic hits of the past few years start getting the Broadway musical treatment; with La La Land itself already potentially in line for a stage version, now Fifty Shades of Grey may also become a musical extravaganza. Now, what rhymes with bondage?

The Sun claims that writer E.L. James has been in talks to bring her S&M bestseller to Broadway and West End stages, with hopes that the musical would prove an equally monumental success.

James' trilogy has so far sold over 125 million copies, spawning its own cinematic franchise; Fifty Shades of Grey took more than $500 million at the global box office, with its sequel Fifty Shades Darker hoping to do similar numbers. It's the first of two sequels filmed back-to-back, under the guidance of director James Foley.

Fifty Shades Darker is set to continue the misadventures of college student Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), caught up in the covert sexual shenanigans of hunky business tycoon Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), a man described both as a romantic hero and an abusive creep - depending on who you're talking to.

Of course, Fifty Shades of Grey abruptly ended with Anastasia leaving Christian after realising the pair are simply incompatible, though it's a separation unlikely to last; the sequel picking up with Christian's attempts to entice Ana back into his life, which she accepts under a new arrangement of her choosing.

However, their temporary bliss is interrupted by the return of shadowy figures from Christian's past; promising plenty of steamy drama, including a potentially huge surprise not found in the books, with the final film in the trilogy Fifty Shades Freed pitched for a 2018 release.

Fifty Shades Darker hits UK cinemas 10 February 2017.