Looks like the competition is becoming steamier than a scene from EL James, 50 Shades of Grey. Seems like every young actress in Hollywood has jumped onboard the bandwagon to be cast in the upcoming Universal Pictures and Focus Features production. Actresses rumoring to be in “talks” include ‘Hunger Games,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and ‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson, among others competing to play the submissive Anastasia Steele to the dominant businessman billionaire Christian Grey. By now almost everyone and their mothers have taken hold a copy of the erotic romance novel: 50 Shades of Grey – and people are talking!
As the popularity of the novel continues to rise, it has opened new wave of conversation and analysis of text. With so much buzz circulating, what up and coming young actress wouldn’t want to be considered for the role?
For movie buffs that haven’t gotten around to reading the text, the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy will be coming to the big screen and casting is happening as we speak. So who should be cast as the obedient Anastasia Steele? We’ve essentially watched Emma Watson grow up before our eyes in the Harry Potter films, however Jennifer Lawrence is also a talented actress whose taken on a myriad of interesting and distinct roles. We can only speculate as to which rumor is actually true, and which actress is in direct negotiation as we speak. Either way it’ll be a film that sparks much interest and Ana Steele will have large shoes to fill with the amount of buzz socializing the airwaves!