"True Blood" star Luke Grimes will play Christian Grey's Brother, Elliot, in the movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey."
Just days after announcing the casting of Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, the production team revealed that "True Blood" star Luke Grimes has been roped in to play Christian Grey's Brother, Elliot, in the movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey."
The 29-year-old actor will join the cast of Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey. Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing from a screenplay by Kelly Marcel.
Elliot's role is pivotal in the film as he's a part of Grey's close-knit family. He ends up falling in love with Anastasia Steele's best friend. The production team are yet to find a person for this role.
The casting for "Fifty Shades" has already created quite a stir in Hollywood with unexpected names appearing as front-runners for roles in the film. Ever since news that E.L. James' kinky novel was going to be made into a movie, names like Ian Somerhalder, Matt Bomer and Alexis Bledel have been associated with the film.
However, officials have confirmed that these actors were not even in the running for the role. Though James' first choice for Grey's role was Robert Pattinson, the "Twilight" actor immediately turned down the offer. Looks like the actor already has enough going on in his life wasn't ready to take on the heat the new role would have brought with it. Charlie Hannum was the next choice for the role but after confirming to be a part of the film, he backed out because of some "family stuff" he needed to take care of.
