Charlie Hunnam has revealed that starring in the upcoming erotic 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film would have been a "f---ing disaster".
Speaking to Men's Health, the 34-year-old actor said that shooting schedule would have compromised his ability to fully commit to the role, Us Magazine reported.
He said that he was going to finish playing a psychopath who'd just lost his wife (in Sons of Anarchy) and five days later he'd be on set playing Christian Grey, which was the opposite of how he has tried to ground his career.
Hunnam added that he has never stretched himself too thin and has always done his homework.
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