'Fifty Shades' movie casts Dakota Johnson, Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam will play the 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey, and Dakota Johnson will play the college student he captivates, Anastasia Steele. Johnson has played small roles in movies like 'The Social Network' and Hunnam starred in this summer's 'Pacific Rim'.

The big-screen adaptation of EL James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" has cast its lead roles.

Charlie Hunnam will play the 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey, and Dakota Johnson will play the college student he captivates, Anastasia Steele. Focus Features and Universal Pictures announced the castings on Monday.

The 23-year-old Johnson is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. She has had small roles in "The Social Network" and "21 Jump Street."

The 33-year-old British actor Hunnam starred in this summer's robot-monster battle "Pacific Rim." He stars in the FX series "Sons of Anarchy."

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Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, the film is to be released next August.