Jamie Dornan is finally set to be Charlie Hunnam's replacement as the new Christian Grey in the film adaptation of '50 Shades of Grey'.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 31 year-old actor was cast promptly into the role as the studio was interested in starting production on the scheduled date of November 1, 2013, Contactmusic reported.
It was earlier reported that the Irish actor was leading amongst the four contenders drafted by the director, Sam Taylor-Johnson for the role of billionaire Christian Grey.
Dornan read with co-star Dakota Johnson who plays the role of Anastasia Steele for the director, author E.L. James and producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti.
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