English actor Charlie Hunnam favorite for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' role?

Speculations are rife that 'Sons of Anarchy' star Charlie Hunnam has been cast as the male protagonist Christian Grey, in a movie based on the best-selling erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.

Other early contenders for the role are believed to be ‘Tron: Legacy’ actor Garrett Hedlund and ‘The Vampires Diaries’ heart-throb Ian Somerhalder.

Meanwhile, the film project, which will hit the theaters in August 2014, would be helmed by British director Sam Taylor-Johnson.u00a0

Charlie Hunnam. Pic/AFP

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