Charlie Hunnam Out As Christian Grey; Fifty Shades Role to Be Recast
10/12/2013 at 03:10 PM EDT
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There's no shortage of risqué bondage in Fifty Shades of Grey but there seems to be one person producers had trouble pinning down: their leading man.
Charlie Hunnam, who had been cast as Christian Grey in the high-profile movie adaptation of the steamy literary saga, has exited the project.
'The filmmakers of Fifty Shades of Grey and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam's immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey,' Universal Pictures and Focus Features said in a joint statement.
In early September, producers announced that Hunnam won the coveted role of Grey after a whirlwind casting search.
Other names bandied about for the role included Matt Bomer and Ian Somerhalder, among others.
Dakota Johnson eventually snagged the role of the film's leading lady, Anastasia Steele.
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