Mom Porn--er--50 Shades of Grey finally snags it's leads!

We've known for quite some time that E.L. James's novel 50 Shades of Grey was coming to the silver screen. Casting speculation ran rampant with everyone having varied opinions. For fifty year old Moms everywhere the casting selections were just as important as who would play the new Batman for their thirty year old basement dwelling sons.

While I don't believe the decisions will cause quite as much controversy as Ben Affleck, I'm sure there will be at least some debate.

According to "Deadline" "Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam will play the male lead, billionaire playboy Christian Grey, while relative newcomer Dakota Johnson will play naive literature student Anastasia Steele. (Pornstar name much?)

While many probably know Hunnam from the popular FX biker show and this summer's Pacific Rim, most probably aren't familiar with Dakota Johnson. Johnson is actually the twenty-one year old daughter of actors Don Johnson (Django Unchained) and Melanie Griffith (Working Girl). She's had minor roles in 21 Jump Street and The Five Year Engagement but is still a relative unknown. That may no longer be the case come next summer.

For those of you not familiar with the novel (which I hope most of you aren't) here's a brief synopsis:

 

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

A regular War and Peace. Sigh.

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) will direct and the film is slated to release August 1, 2014.

Hunnam can next be seen in the penultimate season of 'Sons of Anarchy' kicking off September 10th while Johnson is currently filming Cymbeline with Ethan Hawke.