'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie Cast: Eve Hewson Added To The Anastasia Steele Mix (Video)
Not appearing to be losing steam anytime soon, the Fifty Shades of Grey film casting race rumors continue to hit the Internet at a rapid rate. The most recent news coming out on the web has a new potential suitor in the mix for the role of Anastasia Steele now emerging in the form of This Must Be The Place's Eve Hewson.
According to Independent Woman, several fans of E.L. James' future film-adapted novel feel that the daughter of U2's Bono should land the part of the college graduate.
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The on the rise Irish actress has naturally beautiful facial features along with dark hair and piercing blue eyes. To top it off, she's currently 21-years-of-age, which would most likely put her around the same age as the 22-year-old Anastasia by time the movie comes out.
While Hewson clearly doesn't have the star power as some of the other Steele candidates do, which include Twilight's Kristen Stewart, former Gilmore Girls standout Alexis Bledel or Harry Potter's Emma Watson, many fans have expressed that they'd prefer the actress who dons the role to be an unknown.
The Fifty Shades of Grey premise revolves around Steele, who gets herself involved in a dominant and submissive sexual relationship with the S&M-crazed billionaire Christian Grey. Through a mutual "agreement," the two delve into the world of bondage and masochism.
Screenwriter Kelly Marcel, who is currently n the midst of penning the movie script, recently stated that it would be staying true to the book with a slew of sex and raunchiness, as the producers are shooting for an NC-17 rating, according to a write-up in Style Magazine.
Although the Fifty Shades producers have yet to attach a director to the franchise, the film is now slated for its big screen release in the summer of 2014.