But it is The Fall's Jamie Dornan, 31 who has 'landed the leading role' after Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunman’s recent departure from the cast.
Other names that had been linked with the character included Inception’s Cillian Murphy, Lost’s Ian Somerhalder Superman Henry Cavill and Stormbreaker star and Burberry model Alex Pettyfer while Ryan Gosling fans were hoping he might star in the film.
When we asked you who you’d most like to see play the kinky billionaire, Jamie’s name came second from bottom while you voted for Lost’s Ian Somerhalder as your favourite followed by Stormbreaker’s Alex Pettyfer and Ryan Gosling.
Despite movie execs cliaming Charlie Hunman, originally cast as Grey, left due to an 'immersive TV schedule, reports have suggested that he was overwhelmed with the attention he received from the movie and got cold feet about carrying such a high-profile project.
'He dropped out of the project because he didn't want to be typecast. He didn't want the Robert Pattinson-esque attention that would come along with taking on this role,' a source told a US magazine.
Lets hope Jamie can handle the attention! (Well, he is a former Calvin Klein model!)
Closer poll results: Who do you think should play Christian Grey?
Ian Somerhalder 28%
Alex Pettyfer 24%
Ryan Gosling 13%
Alexander Skarsgard 11%
Matt Bomer 11%
Jamie Dornan 6%
Henry Cavill 6%