Charlie Hunnam Drops Grey Role

Finally the fans of the best selling book Fifty Shades of Grey are happy now! The much anticipated film version of 50 Shades of Grey was starring British actor Charlie Hunnam. The female fans of the book were really upset over the male start cast and wanted him to be replaced by some other actor.

Charlie Hunnam has finally dropped down the role of Christian Grey in the movie cast. Charlie Hunnam was to star opposite Dakota Johnson in the film version of the erotic novel, Fifty Shades of Grey. However, the 33-year-old actor Hunnam's immerse TV schedule is stated as the reason behind the back off! film companies Universal Pictures and Focus Features said that the actor is not getting much time to prepare for the role of the Christian Grey.

Charlie Hunnam Drops Grey Role

However, there are rumours that the cold feet might have forced Charlie Hunnam to bring down the role of the dream man Christian Grey. Charlie Hunnam, the 33-year-old British actor is known for his TV series "Sons of Anarchy" and the sci-fi epic "Pacific Rim," was facing a lot of criticism and comments after being announced as the male lead of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. After a lot of protests and criticism, Charlie Hunnam has finally dropped down the role of Christian Grey in 50 shades of Grey.

Meanwhile, the female lead Dakota Johnson who is playing the role of Anastasia Steel is sad for not working opposite Charlie Hunnam in 50 Shades of Grey. However, despite losing him, Dakota Johnson is excited to find out the replacement for Charlie Hunnam.

While few fans are happy, some are sad as well! Most of them slowly started accepting Charlie Hunnam as Christian Grey however, the backing down has been a shock for a few while a known thing to many!

Story first published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 18:31 [IST]
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