Casting for the lead roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele of Fifty Shades of Grey have finally revealed!
(Brief background: Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by
British author E. L. James. It is the first installment in the Fifty Shades
trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate,
Anastasia Steele, and a young business mogul, Christian Grey. It is noteworthy for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices
involving BDSM.
And ever since it was announced that there will be a film
adaptation of the book, fans and readers started to pick names of their own
choice of actors to play the role of the main characters, especially
for the role of Christian Grey. Names such as Matt Bomer, Ian Somerhalder, Ryan
Gosling, Henry Cavill, Alexis Bledel, and Emma Watson floated all over social
media sites while fans started to come up with polls of who would be the best
actor to portray the roles. Obviously, this fuss reached E. L. James’s party.
But when asked who would be her actor of choice to play the character, she just
kept mum about it. Not until when she finally announced to the whole world her
decision.)
THE ANNOUNCEMENT. This news was announced early morning of Monday by E. L. James herself, the author of the steamy novel Fifty Shades of Grey, on her Twitter page telling fans: ‘I am delighted to let you know that the lovely Dakota Johnson has agreed to be our Anastasia in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.’
Minutes later, she also revealed that Sons of Anarchy and Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam would be playing Anastasia’s kinky lover Christian Grey. She tweeted: ‘The gorgeous and talented Charlie Hunnam will be Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.
THE REACTION. I know this may cause disappointment to a lot of fans and readers who have their own actors in mind to play the role of Grey and Steele. Personally, I would like Matt Bomer, star of the USA network series White Collar to portray Christian in the film adaptation of the novel. But of course, casting was finalized and it was the author herself (and maybe along with the producer and all others that would partake in the making of the film) who made the decision.
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| Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson |
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| screenshot of my post on FB |
THE APPEAL. On Wednesday, September 3, the news reached my Facebook newsfeed. Out of my excitement and, alright, disappointment (that Matt Bomer was not chosen as Christian Grey), I posted on my FB wall the photo above (from eonline.com) with honest curiosity of how Charlie Hunnam would look like without the beard and mustache. So yes, I did seek assistance from Google with the hopes that he would look just like how I picture Christian Grey, if you know what I mean. And with photos that I saw without the mustache and beard, I think he looks just as good. So I guess, I will not join the differing fans who petitioned two days after the announcement, gathering more than 60,000 supporters who want Matt Bomer and Alexis Bledel as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. (Scroll down further below to see the collage of images I made. Photo credits belong to the original owners. I don't intend any copyright infringement.)
THE ACCEPTANCE. If there are opposing fans of the announcement, there are also those who were truly delighted and showed support for the casting. In fact, they are so impatient for Hunnam and Johnson's impending venture into the "Red Room" that they came up with their own posters and movie trailers. This was posted at ibtimes.com on September 6. Of course, these are unofficial but I just love their creativity. Click here for the unofficial movie trailer. And as for the unofficial poster, here it is:
THE DIRECTOR. From a list that included Angelina Jolie, Steven Soderbergh, Joe Wright and Gus Van Sant, it is Sam Taylor-Johnson – artist, filmmaker and happens to be the wife of Aaron Taylor-Johnson who directed "Kick-Ass” – who was chosen to direct the film adaptation of this erotic bestselling novel. Said film has been scheduled to be released in August 2014 by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.
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| Collage of Charlie Hunnam's photos |
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