While he's now predominantly known as Christian Grey on the future movie adaptation of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey read, actor Jamie Dornan apparently was being highly considered for another role, as Marnie's (Allison Williams) love interest on the HBO hit TV series, Girls.

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During a press conference to promote the third season of Girls on Jan. 15 at London's Cineworld Haymarket, creator/actress Lena Dunham revealed that the show attempted to cast Dornan following his attachment to Fifty Shades, but were too late.

"[We] requested Jamie Dornan, but the thing is, we requested him post-'Fifty Shades of Grey' casting. He's amazing, but I just feel it's too late," she explained.

In other recent Fifty Shades happenings, singer/actress Rita Ora was recently spotted arriving in Vancouver to start filming the part of Mia, Grey's sister.

The 23-year-old had officially announced her attachment to the erotic project via Instagram in December with the following caption:

"It's official! I've been cast in @FiftyShades of Grey AS Christian's sister Mia."

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The Fifty Shades of Grey movie is scheduled to make its debut on the big screen on Feb. 13, 2015. Be sure to keep checking back with Enstars for more of the latest info.

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