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Monday, September 2, 2013

50 Shades of Grey- CASTING CONFIRMATION

It has been confirmed! Coming to a movie theater near you... in a couple of years.... your new Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey:

Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam

 

I know, I know. There is already a petition from angry fans who are demanding that the roles be recast. However, I have to commend the casting director and whoever was part of the casting decision in one thing. They picked two relatively unknown actors. Hunnam has been perfecting his craft on television and recent movies. Johnson.... well, she's has minor roles (if you can call them that) here and there. We'll have to see if acting is in her genes.

With this movie and these characters, they could not pick well-known actors. They would have overshadowed the already well-known characters and I believe there would've been a tug-of-war between how to run with the movie.

It's like when they brought the Twilight books to life- they didn't go straight to famous actors. The actors became household names because of the movies. Or even the Star Trek remake. Some of the actors had been in successful movies beforehand but they weren't well known yet. Then again, unknown actors can really butcher a famous character. Case in point, Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader.

So, kuddos for steering clear of established stars. We'll have to see if they can actually pull it off though.

Thoughts? Opinions?

10/15/13 Update- Charlie is out.... Who is in?