Charlie Hunnam of "Sons of Anarchy" became quite the star after he nabbed the lead role of Christian Grey in "Fifty Shades of Grey." However, the SOA actor suddenly dropped the part. After months of silence, Hunnam finally speaks up about why he left the film adaptation of E.L. James best-selling novel.
Things weren't all that peachy for Charlie Hunnam after he nabbed the role of Christian Grey. The schedules between filming for "Sons of Anarchy" and "Fifty Shades of Grey" caused immense stress on Hunnam. In fact, the actor even suffered a nervous breakdown.
"I was going to finish 'Sons' at like 11 p.m. Friday night, get on the plane Saturday morning to Vancouver for 'Fifty', missing the whole first week of rehearsal and start shooting Monday morning. And I was going to shoot that film, wrap that on the Wednesday and the following Monday I was going to start shooting 'Crimson Peak' in Toronto. I just had like ... frankly, something of a nervous breakdown," stated Hunnam to Moviefone.
Hunnam admitted he wanted to play the part of Christian Grey but had to let it go due to the circumstances. It wasn't easy to transition from the role of Jax Teller of "Sons of Anarchy" to Christian Grey of "Fifty Shades of Grey" in just 48 hours.
However, before Hunnam admitted to the reason of his departure from "FSOG," early reports claim the actor dropped out of the role due to concerns of him being typecast. Despite Hunnam's withdrawal from E.L. James novel turned film, producers of "FSOG" didn't take long to find a suitable replacement for him.
"The Fall" actor James Dornan had nabbed the part of Christian Grey opposite Dakota Johnson. The pair had immediate chemistry on set just as Hunnam and Johnson during their pre-screening. As for Hunnam, the actor isn't bitter over the replacement. In fact, the "SOA" star claimed he'd be in the front seat for the "FSOG" film premiere.
"Sons of Anarchy" is currently on its final season with Charlie Hunnam on the path of revenge. On the other hand, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is set to hit theatres by February 2015.
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