Who was supposed to play in 50 shades of GREY?

One notorious casting that ultimately led to an actor leaving a popular movie occurred just before Fifty Shades of Grey started shooting. The role was supposed to have gone to Triple Frontier actor Charlie Hunnam; however, Hunnam left the project and Jamie Dornan was signed on in his stead.
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Who was originally supposed to play in 50 shades of GREY?

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  • Brit pack: Charlie Hunnam was first cast in the role of Christian Gray but Jamie later won the role when the part was recast.
  • Setting pulses racing: Jamie starred alongside Dakota Johnson in the trilogy from 2015 to 2018, which made $569.7 million (£413.3m) worldwide at the box office.
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Who turned down the role in Fifty Shades of Grey?

During a group discussion with fellow actresses for The Hollywood Reporter, Emilia Clarke said that she has no plans to go nude in future projects. The Game of Thrones star also revealed that she turned down the lead role in Fifty Shades of Grey because she didn't want to be typecast as eye candy.
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Who auditioned for the role of Anastasia Steele?

Lucy Hale spoke about her Fifty Shades audition and said she was “mortified.” Lucy auditioned for the role of Anastasia Steele, which ended up going to Dakota Johnson.
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Who refused to play Anastasia in Fifty Shades of Grey?

Emilia Clarke Explains Why She Turned Down 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for Its Nudity After Doing 'Game of Thrones' Imagine a Fifty Shades of Grey with Emilia Clarke as Anastasia Steele instead of Dakota Johnson. It almost happened, but Clarke ultimately turned down the role because of its nudity.
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Why did Charlie Hunnam turned down 50 shades of GREY?

I just had like … frankly, something of a nervous breakdown.” Hunnam realized he couldn't do it all and dropped out of Fifty Shades. He calls backing out of the film a “traumatic experience.”
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How did Don Johnson feel about Fifty Shades of Grey?

“I'm afraid to do it, because honestly, it gets too . . . it's the dirty word. I don't want to go there; it gets too exciting. I did not see the movie. I don't want to go there.”
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Was Anastasia Steele a virgin in the book?

Early in the story, protagonist Anastasia Steele tells Christian Grey that she's a virgin. He reacts with genuine surprise, exclaiming, "Where have you been?" There are two ways to read that line. One is right on the surface: he cannot believe that she lacks any sexual experience.
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Is Anastasia Steele supposed to be pretty?

She is described by Christian as beautiful, very attractive, and alluring, but she is shown to be rather insecure about being slim, pale, and scruffy.
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How did Dakota Johnson get the role of Anastasia?

Dakota Johnson reveals that it was actually Emily Blunt who encouraged her to take the role of Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Dakota Johnson revealed that Emily Blunt actually encouraged her to accept the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey.
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Did Dakota Johnson regret 50 Shades?

Despite everything, Johnson has no regrets with making the films: “I don't think it's a matter of regret. If I had known at the time that's what it was going to be like, I don't think anyone would've done it. It would've been like, 'Oh, this is psychotic.'
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Did Ian Somerhalder turn down 50 shades of GREY?

Ian Somerhalder 'will not play Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie' Sad news ladies, it turns out fan favourite Ian Somerhalder will reportedly NOT be playing the role of Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie.
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What is the message of 50 shades of GREY?

Basically, it's saying that Ana and Christian's relationship exists in a gray area. It's not defined by societal rules or the standards of typical relationships. It falls somewhere in the middle of wrong and right, but not dead center.
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Why is Mr Grey like that?

As an adolescent, Christian had violent mood swings that often got him into fights, and he secretly drank and was addicted to alcohol. He hated all of the therapists that he was forced to meet with, because none of them were helping him.
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Was Anna a virgin 50 shades of grey?

As you may or may not know, when Ana Steele meets Christian Grey for the first time, she's a pure, unexperienced virgin. She meets a mysterious and intriguing stranger, and decides that even though she's nervous, to give him her flower.
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Is Fifty Shades of Grey about abuse?

The Problem. Fifty Shades is not a risqué, passionate romance. It is a story of sexual and domestic abuse. The Fifty Shades of Grey book series and film franchise cultivates and normalizes rape myths, psychological grooming for abuse, and sexual violence.
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Has Dakota Johnsons parents seen 50 shades?

Dakota Johnson was critically acclaimed for her role as Anastasia Steele. However, even after the film did well at the box-office, her Hollywood parents Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith did not see Dakota Johnson's Fifty Shades.
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How did Melanie Griffith feel about Fifty Shades of Grey?

Griffith had told IndieWire in 2014 she has not seen Fifty Shades of Grey and did not think she would. "Would you want to see your child having sex like that? Just regular sex, I couldn't do that.
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How did Dakota Johnson prepare for Fifty Shades of Grey?

Dakota worked out about five days a week for 30 to 60 minutes. "During the first few months of filming, we went more aggressive, but later on, we cut back to just 30 minutes," Ramona says. And sometimes, Dakota would just jog outside.
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Are Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson friends?

“It's a very unique sort of friendship. It's a friendship that is built on maybe more trust than other friendships need to be because of the situations we had to get through with each other.” And to think that Johnson almost didn't take on the role of Anastasia Steele!
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What does topping from the bottom mean in Fifty Shades Freed?

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'Topping from the bottom' is an expression used to describe a situation where a submissive attempts to control the play, the dynamic or the relationship from their submissive position using seduction, persuasion, provocation, puppy-dog-eyes, etc.
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How much did Jamie Dornan get paid for Fifty Shades?

It's understood that Dornan and Johnson received a (by Hollywood standards) paltry $250,000 for filming Fifty Shades of Grey. Tied in with bonuses for box-office takings, it's highly unlikely their salary went over $1,000,000.
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What is a wee bag for actors?

They try to sort of minimize how many people are in there." To cover his genitals, Dornan revealed, "I wear a wee-bag." "What is it called?" Kimmel asked with a laugh. "Well, that's an expression from where I'm from—a wee-bag.
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Who auditioned for The Vampire Diaries?

Zach Roering (Matt), Paul Wesley (Stefan) and Michael Trevino (Tyler) all auditioned to play Damon before landing their respective roles. 5. Nina Dobrev is 6 months younger than Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy), while her character is two years older than his character.
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