Charlie Hunnam dropped out as the lead in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey movie earlier this month, having been scared off by the movie’s hype, and was recently replaced by Jamie Dornan. Producers have planned for the possibility of Dornan pulling out of the project as well, and we’ve obtained a leaked copy of their backup casting list!
Two stars of the Harry Potter series, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, made the cut. The list includes some other unexpected picks, such as the seldom-seen Paul Walker and the irrelevant Emilio Estevez. We question whether some of those listed, such as #45, Philip Seymour Hoffman, are ready for the semi-nudity the role requires. Producers have declined to comment on why there are no black actors on the list.
We’ll let you decide who’s the next best Christian Grey:
1. Liam Hemsworth, or Luke Hemsworth; whoever’s less busy
2. Ryan Kwanten
3. Robert Pattinson
4. One of the guys in the Abercrombie ads
5. Johnny Depp
6. Tom Hanks
7. Chris Noth
8. Cory Monteith
9. Daniel Radcliffe
10. Harry Styles
11. The Corpse of Heath Ledger
12. Michael J. Fox
13. Alec Baldwin’s Voice
14. Chris Colfer
15. Peter Dinklage
16. Mario Lopez
17. Nicolas Cage
18. Josh Duhamel
19.Charlie Sheen
20. Zach Galifianakis
21. Donny Wahlberg
22. Clint Eastwood
23. Taylor Negron
24. Andrew Rannells
25. Charlie Hunnam’s “Sons of Anarchy” costar Ron Perlman
26. Sylvester Stallone
27. James Franco
28. Tilda Swinton
29. Bill Pullman
30. Travel back in time to 1989 for a Baldwin brother (whoever’s less busy)
31. Matt Lauer
32. J.C. Chasez
33. Arnold Schwarzenegger
34. Martin Sheen
35. Billy Ray Cyrus
36. Danny Trejo
37. Paul Walker
38. Kevin Kline
39. Danny Devito
40. Rupert Grint
41. Kevin Spacey
42. Michael Lohan
43. Ryan Seacrest???
44. The Hottest Brother in Delta Epsilon
45. Philip Seymour Hoffman
46. Richard Belzer
47. Woody Allen
48. Emilio Estevez
49. First Guy to RT “I’ll Do It #50ShadesFilm #Please”
50. Wilmer Valderrama
