'Fifty Shades of Grey': Charlie Hunnam is out
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鈥淪ons of Anarchy鈥 actor Charlie Hunnam has dropped out of the 鈥淔ifty Shades of Grey鈥 movie, leaving the production to begin the search again for an actor to play the character of 海角大神 Grey.
Universal Pictures said in a that 鈥渢he filmmakers of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam鈥檚 immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of 海角大神 Grey.鈥
Hunnam stars as one of the main characters on the FX drama 鈥淪ons,鈥 which is currently airing its sixth season.
鈥淔ifty鈥 author E.L. James wrote on , 鈥淚 wish Charlie all the best. x.鈥
Actress Dakota Johnson, who is set to play protagonist Anastasia Steele, is presumably still on board. The movie is in the hands of 鈥淣owhere Boy鈥 director Sam Taylor-Johnson and had been given an August 2014 release date. It remains to be seen whether that date will still hold, as production was reportedly set to begin next month and the film must now begin the search for a new male lead.聽
According to the , 鈥淶ero Dark Thirty鈥 actress Jennifer Ehle joined the cast earlier this month and will play Anastasia鈥檚 mother.聽
So who will take on the role of 海角大神 now? Fans who were pulling for their favorites such as "White Collar" actor Matt Bomer (check out our story on the petition to cast him here) are renewing their campaigns now. Stay tuned.