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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>’50 Shades of Grey’ Drama Through the Years<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThere\u2019s no safe word for drama. The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy made headlines for its explicit sex scenes, but most of the friction happened off camera \u2014 fully clothed. The tension began before filming even began, when Charlie Hunnam landed the lead role of Christian Grey. Many fans of EL James\u2018 books were vocal [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At the time, a source told Us<\/em> that the Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em> series was \u201ca massive time commitment\u201d<\/a> and Hunnam\u2019s \u201cloyalty will always be to Sons of Anarchy<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nJamie Dornan<\/strong> was later tapped to take his place and starred in all three movies \u2014 Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>, Fifty Shades Darker<\/em> and Fifty Shades Freed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n![\"Charlie](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Charlie-Hunnam-Has-1-Regret-About-Dropping-Out-of-Fifty-Shades-Role-2.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYears later, Hunnam reflected on his decision to leave the film franchise, calling it \u201cthe worst professional experience of my life\u201d during a 2015 interview with V Man<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt was the most emotionally destructive and difficult thing that I\u2019ve ever had to deal with professionally,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
The biggest conflict for Hunnam was starring in director Guillermo del Toro<\/strong>\u2019s Crimson Peak<\/em> film.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019d given Guillermo my word, over a year before, that I was going to do this film,\u201d the British star recalled. \u201cPeople were saying, \u2018Are you crazy? Guillermo still has got four months to recast, it\u2019s the fourth lead, you can go and do this [instead].\u2019 I said, \u2018I can\u2019t. He\u2019s my friend, I\u2019ve done a film with him, I gave him my word.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jamie Dornan<\/strong> was later tapped to take his place and starred in all three movies \u2014 Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>, Fifty Shades Darker<\/em> and Fifty Shades Freed<\/em>.<\/p>\n Years later, Hunnam reflected on his decision to leave the film franchise, calling it \u201cthe worst professional experience of my life\u201d during a 2015 interview with V Man<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was the most emotionally destructive and difficult thing that I\u2019ve ever had to deal with professionally,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n The biggest conflict for Hunnam was starring in director Guillermo del Toro<\/strong>\u2019s Crimson Peak<\/em> film.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d given Guillermo my word, over a year before, that I was going to do this film,\u201d the British star recalled. \u201cPeople were saying, \u2018Are you crazy? Guillermo still has got four months to recast, it\u2019s the fourth lead, you can go and do this [instead].\u2019 I said, \u2018I can\u2019t. He\u2019s my friend, I\u2019ve done a film with him, I gave him my word.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>