Charlie Hunnam Exits 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie

Charlie Hunnam has exited from the highly anticipated film Fifty Shades of Grey, according to Deadline!

“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 shared in a statement about the 33-year-old actor.

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Prior to leaving the project, Charlie recently shared to EW, “There are so many fans of that book and I know that on the surface, I’m probably not what everybody imagined. Because reading is so personal and people bring a character to life in their imagination, they feel ownership over that character.”

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