When news first hit that the controversial novel “50 Shades of Grey” was going to be made into a movie, rumors within the daytime community started spreading: “Days of our Lives’” <strong>James Scott</strong> (EJ DiMera) was reportedly being considered for the lead role of Christian Grey, a handsome yet tormented billionaire who lures a young woman named Anastasia (<strong>Dakota Johnson</strong>) into his dark world of sexual fantasies.
According to TVLine, Luke Grimes is exiting HBO's "True Blood" after reported creative differences with show producers over the future of his character, James. "He initially joined the show because he wanted to work with [his 'Forever' co-star] Deborah Ann Woll,” said an insider to the website. “But when he started reading the scripts for Season 7, he was disappointed to learn that they were going in a completely different direction with James." Grimes joined the cast of the series in season 6, which found James mostly sexing it up with Woll's Jessica.
According to Deadline, actor Dylan Neal ("The Bold and the Beautiful," "Dawson's Creek") is scheduled to begin filming this week in Vancouver for "Fifty Shades of Grey," the film adaptation of EL James' bestselling novel of the same name. Neal will portray Bob, Anastasia Steele's (Dakota Johnson) stepfather and the husband of Carla Adams (Jennifer Ehle). Scheduled to hit theaters on Friday, February 13, 2015 as both a rated R film and rated NC-17 in theaters willing to offer it, "Fifty Shades" and its followup novels centers on the erotic relationship between Anastasia and Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan).
"Fifty Shades of Grey’s" Christian and Ana get all the glory for pushing the boundaries when it comes to how sexuality is portrayed via mainstream entertainment, but soap operas are the true pioneers of bringing sensuality and seduction to popular culture. You just have to look at “General Hospital” to prove it!