Sam Taylor-Johnson's to direct film on Chappaquiddick scandal

"50 Shades of Grey" director Sam Taylor-Johnson is turning her camera lens to the infamous Ted Kennedy car crash scandal for her next project.
In an incident that nearly ruined his career, late US senator Kennedy was involved in a 1969 car crash on Chappaquiddick Island that took the life of his 28-year-old aide Mary Jo Kopechne, reported The Wrap.
Conspiracy theories surrounding what happened still abound, and Kennedy later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a car crash to resolve the matter.
Taylor-Johnson's film about Chappaquiddick will dramatise a week in the senator's life surrounding the fatal crash.

Writers Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan's screenplay for Chappaquiddick was recently named to the Black List 2015 - a collection of the best unproduced screenplays.
The project will tackle a taboo subject matter, much like the graphic sexual content in Taylor-Johnson's latest movie "50 Shades of Grey".
Earlier this year, she opted out of helming the sequel "Fifty Shades Darker" in the wake of creative differences with author EL James.