The Sons of Anarchy star was initially announced to star in the much-hyped Fifty Shades adaptation, but dropped out before filming began, with the role of Christian Grey eventually going to Jamie Dornan. Ultimately, Variety reported, it was scheduling conflicts that led Hunnam to drop out.
"I'd given Guillermo [del Toro] my word, over a year before, that I was going to do [Crimson Peak]," he explained to V Man magazine. "People were saying, 'Are you crazy? Guillermo still has got four months to recast, it's the fourth lead, you can go and do this [instead].' I said, 'I can't. He's my friend, I've done a film with him, I gave him my word.'"