Holy shazbot, it's now official that Jamie Dornan WILL play Christian Grey in place of Charlie Hunnam for the EL James' Fifty Shades of Grey film adaptation.
He's a very handsome 31 year old Northern Irishman, for those of you unaware (you might have seen him play that creepy killer in The Fall), he used to be an Armani/ Christian Dior/ Calvin Klein pants party model and now he's a pretty damn talented thespian (again, The Fall, watch it). This news comes via Variety who reveal that while they KNOW it's now official, Universal and Focus Features have as of yet declined to comment.
We're not exactly holding out high hopes for this movie in terms of cinematic quality but one thing's for sure, after all this buzz and speculation, especially now that we can claim the leading man as our very own, we'll definitely be stocking up on pocorn for this one, you might even find is queueing to get in. It might not be the most stimulating of movies (oh no wait, that's not true), or intellectually stimulating, I should say, or challenging, but for a fun, frivolous, sexy cinematic romp, we've no qualms with signing on. Do you? Ladies?
Anyhoo, having read the book, it's safe to say that Dornan's got the Christian Grey trademark down pat, just take a look at these pics. He's moody, he's broody, he's painfully beautiful, he's already played a killer so we know he can nail Christian's creepiness, he's the right age bracket and there's no denying that this man can rock a suit like he's doing it a favour. And then there's all those scenes we'll have to endure Christian Grey in his underwear.
