Hunnam keen to see Fifty Shades

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The first trailer for the Fifty Shades of Grey movie will be released this week and the man first cast as Christian Grey, Charlie Hunnam, says he can’t wait for the finished product.

The 34-year-old actor said he still believes in the film although he’s no longer a part of it. “I’m just really excited to see it. I was just really, really invested and wanted to work with (director) Sam (Taylor-Johnson) and play that character. I’m really, really curious.”

Hunnam went on to say it’s not fair to dismiss author E.L. James’ writing as so-called “mommy porn.”

“I think people really do that book a disservice when they reduce it to that type of talk,” he said. “What (E.L. James) actually created is a really sophisticated dynamic and presented it in a package, which was accessible to people who normally would be terrified of that subject ... Actually what she did was pretty brilliant.”

The Sons of Anarchy actor dropped out of the big-screen adaptation one month after it was announced he had landed the role of the billionaire Grey, a sexual “dominant” with major baggage who falls for an innocent college coed (played by Dakota Johnson.)

Universal Pictures and Focus Features said Hunnam’s preparation time for the movie was limited by his TV schedule. He was replaced shortly after by actor Jamie Dornan. Fifty Shades is scheduled to open on Valentine’s Day in 2015.