Charlie Hunnam, who was cast to play the lead in the highly anticipated erotic romance Fifty Shades of Grey, has opted out, Universal Pictures announced this past Saturday.
In the latest Fifty Shades of Grey news update, Charlie Hunnam has been showered in unmentionables as fans beg him to keep his role of Christian Grey, and author Jackie Collins is publicly voicing her distaste for the erotic book trilogy.
Today, Dakota Johnson, who will play Anastasia Steel in the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, met up with author of the book, E.L. James. Smiles in a picture uploaded from Twitter hint that Johnson and James may not be very shaken up by fan reactions to the film's casting. Yesterday, Charlie Hunnam, the new Christian Grey, spoke out about the role.
Since the announcement that Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson woudl play Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele respectively in the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, many fans have been vocal about their disappointment. One petition on Change.org begged filmmakers to exchange Hunnam and Johnson for Matt Bomer and Alexis Bledel. Yesterday, Bomer responded to the casting controversy.
On Monday, Sept. 2, author E.L. James announced Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson as the lead roles in the film adaptation of her novel, Fifty Shades of Grey. Since then, lovers of the erotic trilogy have not been shy in voicing their opinions on the casting decisions.
The 23-year-old actress has landed the coveted role in the movie adaptation of EL James's erotic novel, while the "Sons of Anarchy" star will play her counterpart.
A producer for the Fifty Shades of Grey movie adaptation recently sat down with a radio station and revealed some juicy secrets about the sexy film, including some notes about the release date and cast.
Chris Evans, Charlie Hunnam have joined the list of names of actors rumored to play Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of E.L. James' bestselling novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.
