Nina Dobrev forbids Somerhalder to Take on The Role of Grey

He might be the bookies’ favorite to play Christian Grey, but it’s highly possible Ian Somerhalder might pass on the much-anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey movie adaptation. It seems the Vampire Diaries star has to choose between his career and his personal life, since girlfriend Nina Dobrev has set an ultimatum regarding Ian’s casting. Not that it will matter anymore after they have split up.

Some source cite that the Bulgarian beauty and fellow co-star in The Vampire Diaries has told Somerhalder he’s not allowed to take up the role of Christian Grey in the hot and steamy movie. It looks like she’s not happy about having her man taking on this role even if it’s just simulated, with another woman. Perhaps, this is just Nina’s way of getting herself a part in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Is this going to make their relationship stronger or is Nina Dobrev shooting herself in the foot?

Things haven’t been at their best between Somerhalder and Dobrev, especially since they work constantly together on the set of the Vampire Diaries and live together at home. Many gossip rags were already speculating on the stability of their relationship when Ian was seen going round the world, while Nina stayed at home. There is so much pressure from fans to get Ian cast in the Fifty Shades of Grey movies, but at the same time, it appears that there hasn’t been such a fan call out to see Nina get cast beside him. Too many people already associate them with Damon and Elena, so maybe casting directors wouldn’t be too keen to cast the real life couple as Christian and Elena.

If Ian Somerhalder is left out of the race, it looks like Henry Cavill will have a shot at being cast as Christian Grey. The British hunk who will star in the superman movie Man of Steel is one of the climbing favorites to play Christian Grey. Matt Bomer is unlikely to be cast despite the fan following due to his age, and if Somerhalder has been whipped into submission by Nina Dobrev, that could leave Cavill with a clean shot into the part. Perhaps it might be for the best, since we’ve already built up such expectations of Somerhalder that maybe fans would be disappointed with his Christian Grey, and even E.L. James hinted that getting someone less predictable might be a better solution in terms of casting.  A friend of Ian somerhalder mentions Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder Split Was “Inevitable,” 

Taylor Lautner enters the Fifty Shades race

He’s definitely driven women crazy around the globe in his role as the hunky Jacob in the Twilight Saga, but it looks like Taylor Lautner has his eye on the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Lautner is certainly a ladies’ man, and in the past he has been linked to a number of celebs, like Lily Collins, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Sara Hicks. Taylor definitely has the rock hard body and classic good looks to pull off Christian Grey, yet at the tender age of 21 he’s considered too young to play the dominant 27 year-old. However, the Twilight star has also been linked with the part of latino hot-stuff José Rodriguez, which would be apt since he’s Fifty Shades’s answer to Jacob, although we think that perhaps Lautner is tired of being ‘friendzoned’.

The Twilight connection could potentially work, since Fifty Shades of Grey began life as Twilight fan fiction – only it took a kinky turn. The bestselling erotic trilogy tells the story of innocent Ana Steele, who gets involved with a dominant, steaming hot CEO who wants a relationship where the only chains involved are literal ones. Through their ‘contract’, Grey and Steele delve into the dark work of bondage and sadomasochism. Things are coming together, since the movie has a tentative release for August 2014, and now that Sam Taylor-Johnson has been selected as the director, and Kelly Marcel has finished the much awaited script, it looks like casting calls are finally being put out. Despite all the rumors concerning the casting, it looks like the producers want us to believe that maybe unknowns will be picked. Lautner has definitely earned a big name after the Twilight series, but it seems age is going to act against him. The official casting calls are asking for an actor aged 25-33, which is outside the 21 year-old’s range. 

However, it’s not just Lautner who will be out of the game if the age bracket has anything to do with it. Ian Somerhalder who is a fan favorite is over the age limit, along with other popular candidate Matt Bomer. Henry Cavill falls within the range out of the top pick, but it looks like Universal Studios are leaning towards casting an actor who is unknown if the public casting call is anything to go by. One thing for sure is that things are moving forward, and hopefully we’ll know soon enough whether Taylor or another hunk is cast in the part. 

Will Alex Pettyfer Play Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Of Grey The Movie?

We have Alex Pettyfer. Largely unknown to many before his turn in “Magic Mike,” he played Channing Tatum’s protégé (Tatum is another favorite occasionally mentioned for the role) and showed a willingness to bare skin and get dirty onscreen.

Given all of their credentials, physical and career-related, any of the four would bring something unique and worthwhile to the role of Christian. Though the physical differences matter little due to technology, Ian Somerhalder and Matt Bomer do appear to look the part and have played comparable roles in the past, which explains the large fan backings both possess. Meanwhile, Gosling and Pettyfer are known for different types of characters (a whole menagerie of them in Gosling’s case). Given all of their credentials, physical and career-related, any of the four would bring something unique and worthwhile to the role of Christian. Though the physical differences matter little due to technology, Ian Somerhalder and Matt Bomer do appear to look the part and have played comparable roles in the past, which explains the large fan backings both possess. Meanwhile, Gosling and Pettyfer are known for different types of characters (a whole menagerie of them in Gosling’s case).

Yet Pettyfer has shown an obvious interest in the film and has already filmed a  scene screen test for Gus van Sant. The 34-year-old Somerhalder has publicly expressed his own interest in the project as well, meaning the smart money would be on either Somerhalder or Pettyfer. Both would be about a six-year age difference with the character, though it would be easy to see either of them as Christian’s age of 27 or 28. That said, the majority of current gossip points towards Alex Pettyfer being given the role, largely based on the screen test. As it looks, Pettyfer is the man to beat for the role of Christian Grey in the upcoming movie. 

Alexis Bledel as Anastasia Steele

Alexis Bledel’s name repeatedly comes up on fan lists and in insider rumor discussions as a favorite for the leading female role, Anastasia “Ana” Steele, in the Fifty Shades of Grey film to be released in 2014. Fifty Shades of Grey details the erotic affair (featuring various forms of dominant-submissive relationships,and  much more) between Anastasia, a 21-year-old a college senior, and Christian Grey, a rich entrepreneur, following her interviewing him. The level of speculation and fervor which some have for the choice has resulted in a trailer starring Bledel as Ana. As a book-loving, insecure, and casual-dressing young woman who possesses a shy and kind nature, the character could be like coming home in some ways for Bledel, though not necessarily.

With fellow young luminaries Elizabeth Olsen, Keira Knightly, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kristen Stewart also heavily touted as fan and Hollywood favorites, Bledel has some serious competition for the part of Ana. Beyond the filmmakers choosing someone else for their own reasons, Bledel has several aspects of her life and career that might make it harder to choose her than someone else. At 31 years old, Bledel is a decade older than the character she would be playing. She also might suffer from her past roles, namely Rory Gilmore, for which role she won two Teen Choice Awards, and that of Lena in the two The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants movies. Known for these and other primarily sweet teen roles, all of whom her legion of fans adored and grew up with, the prospect of Alexis Bledel as Anastasia Steele,  the role might alienate many who would normally see her work. Her actual physical height, at least in relation to the leading candidate for Christian Grey, Alex Pettyfer, might also yields questions. With only a four-inch difference between the actor and actress (Pettyfer is listed as 5’11”, Bledel as 5’7”), he would hardly tower over her as Christian is said to in the novels.

While she is older than many of the others touted as favorites, Bledel’s age hardly shows, as she still maintains a youthful appearance and could still play a likely passable teen. She also simply looks the part; among the many women rumored to be up for the role, Bledel is a great physical match. She possesses the same light skin, brown hair, and large blue eyes as the book’s Ana. Her role as Rory Gilmore was, in many ways, similar to Ana, at least as the character starts the novel.Both were bookish and shy, but kind and strong female characters. Her familiarity with those aspects of the character would only benefit the production, and the growth Ana experiences would be enhanced by Bledel’s range. Her range has, indeed, grown since the end of Gilmore Girls and as she has moved beyond the teen roles of her earlier career. One example is that, even as she was acting in Gilmore Girls, she was already moving onto edgier roles, including playing prostitute in Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s Sin City. So, with all this in mind, Alexis Bledel might actually be the girl to beat.

Will Joe Wright Direct Fifty Shades of Grey

With all the hype surrounding the recently viral  novel, it’s no surprise that Hollywood is about to cash in by turning it into a major (and majorly risqué) motion picture. It was really only a matter of time, and now fans all over the world are about to get what they’ve been begging for. The big questions regarding this revelation, of course, are who will be cast and who will be responsible for directing the adaptation of E.L. James’ bestseller. Rumors have been floating around that Joe Wright may be a front-runner for directing the film. At this point, Wright himself has neither confirmed nor denied any of these claims and has actually been able to remain somewhat out of the public eye despite the attempts of media such as THR and Variety to drag him into the conversation and force an answer out of him.

However, despite the fact that Wright himself isn’t talking, others have decided to do most of his talking for him. While no one has blatantly denied that Wright will be directing Fifty Shades of Grey, Deadline.com’s Mike Fleming told the media that Wright’s schedule “doesn’t work with the Fifty Shades time frame.” There are plenty of other celebrities vying for this position if Wright is not able or chooses not to take it, including bad-girl Angelina Jolie. When confronted, Jolie mimicked Wright and joked that any conversations she may have had regarding the possibility of directing Fifty Shades of Grey may or may not have been “real.” Regardless of the director, Universal Studios Chairman Adam Fogelson let it slip to reporters in February that the film adaptation of Fifty Shades might be in theaters as early as the summer of 2014 and may star Hollywood’s sweetheart, Mila Kunis, as the ultimate bad girl protagonist. Now the real question: who will be the lucky dog that gets to play opposite Mila?

Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult In Fifty Shades Of Grey The Movie

It wouldn’t be the first time the pair would appear on the big screen together, since Lawrence and Hoult starred together in the movie X-Men: Days of Future Past which will be out in 2014. Jennifer Lawrence would be a good pick for Anna, she’s the right age and despite being a natural blonde, after seeing her in the Hunger Games we’re sold on her as a convincing brunette. She’s a rising star, so a movie like Fifty Shades of Grey would be the perfect match for her.

As for Nicholas Hoult, we’re not so sure. He’s good looking, but he’s got a long way to go before he can topple off Ian Somerhalder, Matt Bomer and Henry Cavill off the crowning position. One thing for sure is his fan base has been pretty quiet about casting him as Christian Grey, and unlike his ex-girlfriend Jennifer, he’s not yet made it onto Hollywood’s most wanted list. 

As the battle for Fifty Shades of Grey’s casting progresses, more and more surprises hit us and the names shift on a daily basis. Perhaps, Hoult could stand a chance, and maybe he and Jennifer will be forced to make up on the big screen. 

Will Gus Van Sant Direct Fifty Shades of Grey?

Focus Features and Universal Studios haven’t commented on the Good Will Hunting director’s candidacy for the movie, although they haven’t named any names in the director department at all.

Alex Pettyfer might be a favorite, but hasn’t been cast, although Van Sant used the actor to shoot a key scene where Ana Steele loses her virginity to Grey. However, things do look favorable to the actor, who is currently working with Universal Studios in the remake of Endless Love in Atlanta, not to mention that Gus Van Sant also worked on projects for Focus Features including Milk and Promised Land. It might just be coincidental, but things do seem interesting. to begin. There has also been a lot of drama, mostly from American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis who ended up in a Twitter war with the movie’s producer Dana Brunetti after the choice of Kelly Marcel as the writer.

Van Sant is a good director, and we could be sure that if the producers want to continue with a tasteful production of the erotic novel, then Van Sant is a good choice. Not to mention that since finishing his drama Promise Land the director has a free schedule that would allow him to work as soon as screenwriter Kelly Marcel finishes the script.