Fifty Shades of Grey is officially well into pre-production, just months away from production. After a long time of speculation and fan casting, Universal announced Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, two actors that author E.L. James heartily endorsed.
In fact, E.L. James, along with one of the film’s producers, Dana Brunetti, were spotted visiting Dakota on the set of Cymbeline in New York. James uploaded a picture of herself with Dakota and Dana on Twitter, writing, “The beautiful, talented, funny as feck, Dakota Johnson. Oh and that bloke @danabrunetti.”
Dakota doesn’t have a ton of acting experience, but she is the child of Hollywood royalty so she definitely had a small advantage there. While co-star Charlie Hunnam is much better known, many are predicting Fifty Shades of Grey to be Dakota’s breakout hit, and introduce her to the masses of people who will no doubt watch this film.
Charlie has already spoken about his chemistry with Dakota, saying, “As soon as we got in the room and started reading with Dakota, I knew that I definitely wanted to do it, because there was a tangible chemistry between us. It felt kind of exciting and fun and weird and compelling, and so that was it.”
Now that E. L. James has also met Dakota, you have to wonder what their conversation consisted of. Did they speak about the bondage and sex scenes that Dakota would have to partake in? Do you think James gave her any tips or hints? Considering James is very, very involved in the film and will have a say in production, she might actually be a constant presence on set.
What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments.
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