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"The replacement for Charlie Hunnam in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie will be finalised in the &amp;quot;next few weeks&amp;quot;, according to a report. Universal Pictures confirmed that the Sons of Anarchy actor would no longer be taking the role of Christian Grey last Sunday (October 13).  At a NBC-Universal meeting today (October 17), it was confirmed that the movie remains in line for release next August and that Dakota Johnson is still attached to play Anastasia Steele. Variety reports that it was also announced that Hunnam&amp;#039;s replacement will be established in the next few weeks.  The Sam Taylor-Johnson-directed movie adaptation of EL James&amp;#039;s novel is scheduled to begin production on November 1.  Hunnam allegedly pulled out after being &amp;quot;overwhelmed&amp;quot; by the hype surrounding the production. Jamie Dornan is reportedly emerging as the new frontrunner to replace him. British actor Dornan, whose credits include The Fall and Once Upon a Time, allegedly came close to winning the role before Hunnam was cast in early September. Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s interview with former Fifty Shades star Hunnam below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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