Hunnam was replaced by Jamie Dornan to play Christian Grey at the last minute.
The production, which was scheduled to begin shooting in early November, will now begin filming on December 2, the Hollywood Reporter said.
It is not clear whether the late start would affect its scheduled release date of August 1, 2014.
Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing from a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. Dakota Johnson is starring as Anastasia Steele, while Dornan's name was recently announced as the new lead.
'True Blood' star Luke Grimes is the latest actor to join the adaptation. He will play Elliot Grey, the brother to Christian Grey.
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