Aaron Taylor-Johnson might be in the running for Christian Grey again: meh or yay?
Fifty Shades of Grey is the gift that keeps on giving. I didn’t mean that in a sexual or gross way at all. I only mean that I could probably write “casting rumor” stories for Christian Grey all day, every day. I’m having fun with it. It’s an excuse to look for pretty pictures of people like Garrett Hedlund and Alex Skarsgard and Jamie Dornan. Jamie and Alex were two of the names we discussed yesterday – The Hollywood Reporter says that they’re both in contention for Grey now that Charlie is tapped out. Alex already has a major scheduling conflict, so don’t put too much effort into wishing this role on him. Jamie Dornan seems like a decent lead, but you never know – he might not want to get sullied by it either. Meanwhile, the British papers seem to think that director Sam Taylor-Johnson is now making a last-minute appeal for her husband and young lovah, Aaron Taylor Johnson:
Matt Bomer is the bookies’ favourite to replace Charlie Hunnam in the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey film – but director Sam Taylor-Wood has got her eye on hubbie Aaron Taylor-Johnson taking the lead role instead.
Hunnam dropped out of the 50 Shades film – based on EL James’ racy novel – on Saturday, citing a ‘busy schedule’ as the reason behind not wanting to strip off on screen as sex-obsessed Christian Grey. But while White Collar star Bomer is now being tipped to replace the 33-year-old actor, the director of the film has got other ideas and doesn’t seem to mind her man getting steamy in front of the lens with another woman.
‘Aaron was one of the original choices but the concern was that Sam would have difficulty directing her own husband and that Aaron would feel uncomfortable,’ a source said.
‘This is Sam’s biggest project to date and having no lead secured yet is unsettling.’
But despite other commitments Aaron might have, it seems 50 Shades bosses will do anything to secure him. The source added to The Sun: ‘Having her husband by her side makes sense, even if it could be awkward at times. Aaron is in pre-production for the movie The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, but they can easily work around the scheduling. He’s beefed up his body too. The whole project has been pushed back.’
Aside from Bomer, other actors in with a shot of being cast as Grey include Ian Somerhalder, Chace Crawford, Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Liam Hemsworth.
I’m not sure what they’re talking about with the schedule for The Avengers: Age of Ultron. That doesn’t start production until next year, and if Aaron signed on for Fifty Shades, the start date would still be the beginning of November. (Incidentally, Aaron is playing Quicksilver in The Avengers, just FYI.) So, would Aaron do it? For some reason, I think it could be a possibility, but only because the speculation seems to be dragging out and Sam really might want to turn to someone she trusts, like her husband. But! I think Aaron sees himself as a proper actor, not unlike Garrett Hedlund, and he has no interest in becoming some Sparkly Softcore Celebrity.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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