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Charlie Hunnam<\/strong> reflected on how Dakota Johnson<\/strong> gave him a \u201chard time\u201d after he dropped out of Fifty Shades of Grey<\/strong>. In a recent interview. Hunnam had originally been cast in the lead role of Christian Grey in 2013. However, he had to drop out on account of scheduling conflicts. Jamie Dornan subsequently stepped in, assuming the role and has been associated with it ever since.<\/p>\n The Shantaram actor sat down for an interview, where he discussed his leading role in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. During the discussion, the topic shifted toward the time he had dropped out of Fifty Shades of Grey. Charlie Hunnam looked back on that time and touched upon a recent meeting he had with Dakota Johnson.<\/p>\n \u201cI never looked back,\u201d Hunnam told Variety<\/a>. He added that he recently crossed paths with Dakota Johnson, who gave him \u201ca hard time\u201d for dropping out of Fifty Shades of Grey \u201cin a very fun way.\u201d The Sons of Anarchy alum noted he hadn\u2019t seen the films, revealing he hadn\u2019t been \u201cthinking clearly\u201d when he first signed on. \u201cNo regrets at all,\u201d he further stated.<\/p>\n Hunnam\u2019s comments come one year after he revealed the one regret he had stepping away from the film. In an interview with TMZ<\/a>, he joked he would have been wealthier had he not dropped out. At the time, he revealed he hadn\u2019t seen the film yet, but wanted to.<\/p>\n Ten years ago, in a V Man interview, Hunnam called his exit from Fifty Shades of Grey \u201cthe worst professional experience\u201d of his life. \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 (via Variety<\/a>)<\/p>\n In the same interview, Hunnam explained his departure. He said he committed to Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Crimson Peak, noting he gave the director his \u201cword, over a year before.\u201d The 45-year-old also shared that people called him \u201ccrazy,\u201d pointing out how the filmmaker had \u201cfour months to recast\u201d and that Hunnam could do Fifty Shades of Grey instead. Hunnam added that he refused the opportunity due to his friendship with del Toro.<\/p>\n Hunnam also revealed he had called and informed Fifty Shades of Grey\u2019s director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, about his departure. He shared that he and Taylor-Johnson cried for 20 minutes during their phone call.<\/p>\n Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on\u00a0ComingSoon<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Why Dakota Johnson Gave Charlie Hunnam Had a \u2018Hard Time\u2019 Recently<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Charlie Hunnam reflected on how Dakota Johnson gave him a \u201chard time\u201d after he dropped out of Fifty Shades of Grey. In a recent interview. 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