
When Jamie Dornan was chosen to star in the 50 Shades of Grey movie, to say it was a big deal would be a massive understatement. In fact, at the height of the 50 Shades fervor, it seemed like virtually everyone was talking about the books, either positively or negatively. James’ book “50 Shades of Grey” was released in 2011, it didn’t take too long for it to become an absolute sensation. Given the fact that so many books hit the markets each week and lots of people choose to watch things instead of reading, it has become exceedingly difficult for a book to find mainstream success. After all, writers no longer need to convince a major publisher to believe in their work to release their stories since self-publication has become quite common. For that reason, it makes a certain level of sense that more books have been released over the last several years than at any time in the past. In this day and age, there still are loads of people that would describe themselves as avid readers. Related: 19 Things Most People Don't Know About The Fifty Shades Of Grey Franchise Instead, according to reports, Dornan nearly followed in the footsteps of Charlie Hunnam by leaving the 50 Shades film franchise in the rear-view mirror.

Once Universal Pictures hired Jamie Dornan to star in their 50 Shades films, they likely thought he would thank his lucky stars and jump through hoops to continue in his new role. After all, early on Charlie Hunnam was hired to play Christian Grey on the big screen but he ultimately decided that it wasn’t the right move for him and he gave up the role.
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In some cases, the transition is made pretty seamlessly while in others, it causes a lot of problems for everyone involved, especially fans of the films in question.Įven though millions of avid fans were chomping at the bit to see the “50 Shades” book series adapted into major movies, it was surprisingly hard to make that a reality. Throughout Hollywood history, there is a very long history of actors stepping into a role after a previous performer left it behind.
