Following the news Charlie Hunnam has The Hollywood Reporter they’ve already listed four possible replacements including a pair of no names in Jamie Dornen and Christian Cooke, a somewhat name in Theo James (Divergent) and the name that definitely won’t do it in “True Blood” star Alexander Skarsgard (pictured).
In addition to this news, THR reports screenwriter Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal) has come in to do a polish on Kelly Marcel‘s script. The film is slated for an August 1, 2014 release with Dakota Johnson starring as Anastasia Steele and Sam Taylor-Johnson directing.
In other shortlist news, Variety reports Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd have emerged as frontrunners for the title role in Edgar Wright‘s Ant-Man for Marvel and Disney. The role is that of biochemist Dr. Hank Pym who uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula.
The film is expected to go into production early next year for a July 31, 2015 release.
