"50 Shades" Casting: Who’ll Play Who?

Funny enough, it was Ian Somerhalder’s interview with Ryan Seacrest a while ago that practically had me running to check out the trilogy. So thank you, Mr. Seacrest!

Chances are this movie will MAKE the careers of a few fortunate actors. However I just realized that the last thing I’d like for this movie to be is another star-infested “Valentine’s Day” or “New Year’s Day.” So……. maybe they should cast like 3-4 popular actors tops, no?


Now without further ado, here are my suggestions/predictions/guesses as to who should play who in this amazing work. (Whoever they pick, though, I really do wish those in charge manage to somehow capture each book [or trilogy?]’s essence to the “T.”)


(My list is subject to future revisions and possible additions [as denoted by “…”], btw.)


Christian Grey: Ian Somerhalder!!! (I’ve been imagining him as Christian as I read actually!)
     Other choices: Matt Bomer, Colin Egglesfield, Milo Ventimiglia, Paul Walker, Jesse Metcalfe, Chris Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Gosling, Wentworth Miller (“Prison Break”), …


Ana: Alexis Bledel (For the record, this is probably the one and only time I’ll regret NOT being a Hollywood starlet. :-| )
     Other choices: Anna Kendrick, Ashley Greene, Elisha Cuthbert, Shailene Woodley, Emma Watson, Emmy Rossum, …


Kate: Blake Lively
     Others: Elisha Cuthbert, (blonde) Megan Fox, Emma Stone, Emma Watson, 


Eliott: Channing Tatum
     Others: Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Joseph Morgan,  Wentworth Miller (“Prison Break”), Jesse Metcalfe, …


José: Wilmer Valderrama
     Others: Taylor Lautner, Zac Effron…


Either Christian’s mom or Ana’s mom: Susan Sarandon
     Others: …


“Mrs. Robinson”: Jennifer Aniston
     Others: January Jones, Kim Catrall, Michelle Pfeiffer, Shannon Tweed, …


Mia: Emmy Rossum, …
     Others: Emma Watson, Shailene Woodley, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick, Emma Roberts, Dakota Fanning


Taylor: Joe Manganiello, …
     Others: Wentworth Miller, …


More ideas to come soon for any others I either don’t remember or haven’t met yet because I’ve only finished Book One.


Dear readers: Who do YOU think should play who? I’ll even consider adding your ideas to my list!

Yum (minus Pattinson, that is–and married Hemsworth).