Irish
actor Jamie Dornan has been dubbed to replace Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey
in the Universal and Focus adaptation of fifty shades of Grey.
Dornan
starts in the ABC series “Once upon a time” he plays Sheriff Graham Hubert.
Dornan made appearances in BBC Two Crime Drama “The Fall” and he appeared in
Sofia Coppola’s “ Marie Antoinette”.
The
31 year old has performed in an Irish folk duo and has modeled for Calvin
Klein, Christian Dior and Armani.
Actress
Dakota Johnson will co-star as Anastasia Steele, with Sam-Taylor-Johnson as
director. The project was hit with a massive blow when Hunnam left the project
after being attached to it for just a month.
According
to reports, Universal confirmed the news and said that Hunnam’s departure was
due to his busy schedule with “Sons of Anarchy” and upcoming movie “Crimson
Peak”, although some reports have indicated that some the reason for Hunnam’s
exit was due to battles of rewrites and the actor’s doubts about the role may
have played a part in his departure.
When
Hunnam exited the role, the Universal and Focus execs decided to go for more of
a discovery and brought in Dornan and former Soap Opera actor Billy Magnussen
to test with Johnson last Friday. However, the studio decided to bring in more actors
to test, as of Wednesday morning sources have said no one has been brought in.
Michael
De Luca is set to produce the adaptation of E.L. James’s bestseller; the film
is set to come out on screen August 1st 2014.
Dornan
is represented by UTA and United Agents.
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