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Leaving 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' left Charlie Hunnam heartbroken
Los Angeles, Sep 11
Actor Charlie Hunnam says
the fact that he quit erotic romantic drama franchise "Fifty Shades of
Grey", in which he was offered to play Christian Grey, still haunts him.
He has called it "the worst professional experience of my life".
Hunnam
showed off his toned body in the new issue of V Man magazine, to which
he also revealed the real reason why he backed out of the role, reports
aceshowbiz.com.
"It was the most emotionally destructive and
difficult thing that I've ever had to deal with professionally. It was
heartbreaking," he said.
Hunnam said it was not the sexual
content of the film that drew him away but rather his commitment to
Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak". The 35-year-old had to choose
between the two films, but he had already promised del Toro.
"I'd
given Guillermo my word, over a year before, that I was going to do
this film. People were saying, 'Are you crazy? Guillermo still has got
four months to recast, it's the fourth lead, you can go and do this
(instead).' I said, 'I can't. He's my friend',†he said.
“I was
going to finish 'Sons'... fly to Vancouver the next day, have ten days
of rehearsal, and then start shooting. Then I was going to have three
days after that and I'd have to start shooting 'Crimson Peak' and then
I'd have two days to travel and go back into season 7 of 'Sons',†he
added.
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, “Fifty Shades of Greyâ€
released on February 13. The film starred Dakota Johnson and Jamie
Dornan in lead roles.