Selena Gomez: Playing Ana in ’50 Shades of Grey’ would be “a little too much for me”

As I’ve mentioned so many times already, I actually read that awful book, 50 Shades of Grey. In case you’ve been living in a cave in which you do not have access to Twihard p0rn, 50 Shades is a disaster based on Twilight fan-fiction in which Bella-and-Edward surrogates named Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey get their kink on. Except not really. Christian is a spanker and whenever he does anything but the missionary position, Anastasia cries. Some people (idiots) hope that the film adaptation of the book will draw some talented actors – like, people keep saying that Michael Fassbender or Alexander Skarsgard should play Christian Grey. It’s not going to happen. My assumption is that producers will end up casting the film straight out of the CW – it will probably end up being Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, or actors of that caliber (C-list).

I think people who haven’t read the book don’t realize how YOUNG these characters are supposed to be. Anastasia graduated from college within the first book – she’s only 21 years old (and a virgin). Christian is supposed to be about 27 years old I think. So stop suggesting actors with full-fledged careers, basically. Think younger. Think untested actors. Think about… Selena Gomez? Mother of GOD. Apparently, Selena has gotten some rumors that she should play Anastasia. Thankfully, Selena cut them off:

Selena Gomez’s Fifty Shades of Grey spoof (titled Fifty Shades of Blue) is about as involved as the former Disney star will get in regards to the best-selling erotic trilogy.

When asked by MTV News if she would ever play the series’ female protagonist Anastasia Steele, the Wizards of Waverly Place alum didn’t exactly jump on the possibility.

“I know I’m taking risks but I don’t think I could do that,” the 19-year-old Spring Breakers actress said. “That would be a little too much for me.”

Fifty Shades’ steamy, BDSM scenes and explicit plot lines has made it one of the best-selling books around the world, selling 10 million copies to date. This past March, Universal Pictures had secured the deal to adapt the trilogy for the big screen and immediately many actors expressed an interest in taking on the roles.

“I think every girl on the carpet wants to play [Anastasia Steele],” Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale told Celebuzz on June 3. “That would be freaking awesome. I’m really curious to see how they’re going to turn it into a film.”

In April, Vampire Diaries’ Ian Somerhalder addressed portraying the S&M loving, male protagonist, Christian Grey.

“I absolutely would be up for that. It could be very, very amazing,” the blue-eyed hunk told Ryan Seacrest. “I have the book and I just started reading it. That would be a pretty incredible thing, and hopefully that could pan out.”

[From Us Weekly]

It would be too much for Selena Gomez. With that face…? It would be so uncomfortable. She simply looks much, much too young. Plus, her image is still relatively wholesome and family-friendly. Selena hopes that her fans mature with her, and doing 50 Shades would torpedo that effort. Plus, I actually think Selena is too smart to get involved with what will surely be a critical trainwreck.

And personally… does anyone else think Ian Somerhalder has the sex appeal of a wet noodle? Sure, he’s pretty. But there’s absolutely NOTHING happening with him that would ever make me consider hittin’ that.

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  1. Amelia says:

    I’m starting to think the producers/film makers should just dump the whole idea of making an adaptation and just do a biopic of the writer. Middle-aged woman writing fan-fic in her off time suddenly becomes a world wide best seller?
    That, my friends, would be much more interesting to watch than what will essentially be glorified p*rn, IMO. We’ve already got one Lippy McBitey, we don’t need another one masquerading as Anastasia whatsherface.
    And I really don’t think every girl on the carpet wants to play her. Unless they turn it into some art-house black and white thing, I can’t see many people signing up for it. Although I guess an actor’s gotta eat, right?
    …oh, I should probably confess that the rare ocassion I have tuned into the Vampire Diaries … it’s been for Ian Somerhalder ¬¬

    • gee says:

      Actually, I would totally watch the movie you just pitched. It could be so funny! Can you imagine like Melissa McCarthy as the writer? I would watch the crap out of that.

    • LahdidahBaby says:

      Better idea than reading these silly books: go have yourself some real sex. Or, hell, have some sex with yourself. There is nothing real about 50 Shades, unless you’re a virgin and you’ll buy anything.

  2. Tifygodess24 says:

    Ok so I just don’t get the appeal of this book? I haven’t read it , but from how it’s described it seems like it makes women out to be prudes ( in a way- or maybe i should say sexually unaware ) and that men are all sexual knowing and women need men to teach them how to enjoy sex…. Im hoping my impression about the book is wrong. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
    And As far as Selena she just has that sweet girl next door look and not to mention she looks really young. After the whole spring breakers thing I think she needs a film with more substance if she wants to get ahead.

    • Susan says:

      Your impression is not wrong. The books start out that way and then the situation evolves into another level of nonsense. Don’t waste your time. I wish I didn’t waste mine. I’m still cursing my friend for insisting that I read/ discuss them. She now owes me a night of babysitting.

      • Tifygodess24 says:

        Lol I love your answer , I wasn’t planning on reading it but now I Def won’t! Thanks 😉
        I just find it hilarious that once again something is putting women down but yet it appeals to women. I don’t get it.

    • kristin says:

      The book is based on a BDSM lifestyle, where one is dominant and teaches the submissive how the dominant prefers to be pleased, and the submissive enjoys fulfilling those tasks.

      Its a whole lifestyle — don’t confuse that with the message of “men teaching women” as many dominants in literature are women as well.

      • Tifygodess24 says:

        I understand about that lifestyle , and how it works clearly ones submissive and one is dominant . That wasn’t my issue with the Novel – I have heard time and time again , from people who have read the book, that it comes across as women need men to teach them ( regardless of what kind of sex and lifestyle ) how to have fulfilling sex lives and that they need to come out of their “shells” to make their men happy. The fact that the woman in the novel is timid even about “regular” sex says a lot. It’s just my POV of course but I feel more women should be writing novels about empowering women not being submissive. Or maybe it’s the Psych student in me that makes me take it a little deeper lol 😉

      • Sparkly says:

        I’m not about to touch the book myself, tbh, but everyone I know in the lifestyle who has read it says that it’s *not* a bdsm book at all. More like very stereotypical vanilla ideas/biases about what bdsm might be like.

      • KardASSian Butt ~formerly known as ZenB!tch says:

        In this case – I *TRIED* to read it. It’s more like a really twisted guy forcing this stupid virgin character into his web of perversion.

        BDSM as I understand it – both parties are willing participants.

        This guy came across as a budding serial killer. I see Cillian Murphy in the role (or Fassbender but I think he’s creepy vs. hot).

      • Rachel says:

        +1 at Sparkly. It’s a book written by someone who clearly has no idea what the lifestyle actually entails. She’s just writing titillating sex scenes and people are mis-classifying it.

    • sarahtonin says:

      I assume it is because the author actually thinks like this and is emotionally and sexually immature. She’s writing with the attitude of a timid virgin, who knows nothing about sex and who probably has never even masturbated. Modern women know what they like and what they want so I don’t get why any adult would find this interesting to read. Only a teenager could possibly relate to someone being that inexperienced and unsophisticated. I wonder if it would fill her head with rubbish about being submissive to men (in general, I mean, not just BDSM), under the guise of ‘sexual liberation.’

  3. Rhea says:

    Let’s just give the role to K. Stewart and Robert.P. Make the whole Twi-hard goes crazy!!! 😀 (Plus, this way the movie will not completely bomb for the Twi-hard for sure would love to watch it! 😉 )

  4. StopItLuke says:

    ugh… do they need to turn EVERY successful book into a film no matter how crap the result will undoubtedly be???

    • Kara Ann says:

      Or how crappy the book was to start with?

    • Jenna says:

      THANK YOU! Hollywood’s run out of ideas, so everything is either a remake, sequel, or a film adaptation of a book. With a few exceptions, it really needs to stop.

  5. Sarah says:

    This book is basically a horny middle aged womans wank fantasy that was sadly put to paper. How the hell it left the realm of fanfiction is beyond me.

  6. menlisa says:

    I also don’t get Ian Somerhalder appeal, I ‘m sure he is a nice guy..
    But sexy?
    Nope.

    • mia girl says:

      Nope x 2 = I agree

      • rufustfirefly says:

        ^This, and totally agree with Kaiser. I’m sure he’s a lovely guy, and he seems to be environmentally conscientious (always a plus), but other than that he strikes me as someone with a perpetual hormone imbalance – a combination of too pretty, baby-faced prepubescence, and early signs of aging. Weird.

      • CC says:

        Also a +1 from me. I simply don’t get it, he’s one of those guys that on paper would have “it” yet…. nothing makes me want to jump him. Nothing screams “he should be dinamite in the sack and I want to taste it”.

    • EmmaStoneWannabe says:

      Me neither. For the record, was thinking Chris Hemsworth for the role (and Alexis Bledel for Ana). JMO

  7. samira677 says:

    The only hype I see it getting is from Disney and CW stars. I don’t think any real actors are actually interested. Is there even a plot in the book? The only thing I ever hear about is the sex scenes.

  8. DumbistheNewBlack says:

    Ian Somerhalder…funny this name is coming up because I happen to slowly making my way through Season 1-3 of Lost. I thought he was Chance Crawford for the entire first season. He is completely interchangeable with 5 other dudes. Part of the pretty man-child trend of the late 90’s-2008ish. Not sexy but pleasant to watch.

  9. Mina says:

    Selena did a “Fifty Shades of Blue” spoof for Funny or Die that was actually funny, for once! There’s this part where she’s chewing on paint swatches that made me cackle.

    But yeah, Ian Somerhalder is an idiot who actually REALLY REALLY wants the part, let him have it…

  10. Harper says:

    How about “50 Shades of Bieber”?

  11. the original bellaluna says:

    Good on her for having the guts to say it would be too much for her.

    Apparently, I live in a cave, because I’ve only read about this thing on-site and seen the SNL spoof online.

    Hey, I never said it wasn’t a NICE cave! 😉

  12. Cocovenus says:

    Personally having sex with a precocious teen who looks like a middle aged lesbian would be ‘a little too much for me’ but each to their own eh Selina.

    Whilst on the subject of 50 shades its completely beyond me how a book that uses the words ‘down there’ to describe female genitalia can be described as erotic. I’ve had more pleasurable sneezes…

    • rufustfirefly says:

      And any character who repeatedly refers to her “inner goddess” is an immediate NO. This is beyond bad.

      If they insist on inflicting this on us, I agree with Kaiser, stick to the C-list crowd and leave Skars and Fassy out of this mess.

      • CC says:

        Not to mention an “inner goddess” that is mentally challenged. And her outer goddess and every other part is also a moron. Hell, even the part about writing personal stuff (whatever it may be) through a company email? How much of an idiot can you be? Employee 101 is “don’t let your employer get a glimpse of what you do with company resources”. Hell, even browsing at your job is risky, but writing personal stuff? Is this 1990 when email was a novelty and all people had was the work email they were assigned? MAJOR peeve of mine.

    • KardASSian Butt ~formerly known as ZenB!tch says:

      And how he keeps saying “laters, babe” and “baby” in a way only Austin Powers can.

      I actually thought of Selena Gomez for the roll – who else comes across as that virginal? I heard Miley and almost spilled my Diet Cherry Pepsi. She could play the dude.

    • RuddyZooKeeper says:

      Cocovenus, that was hilarious!

      And I’m getting the very specific impression that the majority of people taking this book seriously (ie devouring it like forbidden midnight candies) are virgins and married women with VERY limited sexual experience. I admit I haven’t exactly been around the block, but I cringe and am embarrassed not only for those women whose knowledge is so limited that the words “down there” make them feel tingly, but also that this bizarre and poorly-written story is fast becoming the sexually-naive woman’s fantasy.

  13. Esther says:

    That perfume bottle is really ugly.

  14. Reece says:

    I give her credit for being self aware.

    No, Ian, just No. Go hug some more trees!

  15. Cody says:

    I think the book series is just right as an HBO or Showtime mini series with B-list actors, with a 9 or 10 pm time slot, so all the mommies can put their children to bed and watch.

    • vanessa says:

      Agreed! I’m tired of all these books turning into movies, that don’t sound like movies. An hbo series would be better!

  16. KardASSian Butt says:

    Can anything be worse than dating Bieber? I think not.

  17. Carolyn says:

    Kaiser you sound really angry at Fassy’s name being associated with this rubbish :). How someone can be soo good-looking, soo articulate and soo talented is quite overwhelming. Yay for smart, talented hot-looking people!!! To put this casting hype into it’s proper perspective just cast Miley & Bieber and be done with it.

  18. Feebee says:

    The thing that most pisses me off about this book series is how it appears to be making it okay for critics to use ‘middle aged’, ‘housewife/mom’ ‘suburban’ etc as degoratory terms for women who may or may not have read this.

    I admit I was curious until I read the reviews plus one blogger wondering why it was so popular when there’s so much GOOD erotica literature out there. So haven’t wasted my time… not with 50 Shades of Grey anyway. 😉

    Good on Selena for steering clear.

  19. Jade says:

    Its really annoying that every article on 50 shades has such a condensing tone towards middle age woman/Moms and sex. It’s like women of a certain age aren’t supposed to like sex. And If they do it’s stupid wank that’s not deserving.
    I’m offended by the commentary surrounding the book than the actual text. The most annoying thing about this is that feminist go along with the put downs and don’t even realize what their doing.

  20. T.C. says:

    Selena looks like a 14 year old. So no to her in a BDSM movie. This fifty shades is gonna be a hot mess.

  21. Naye in VA says:

    So from what im hearing this Series is basicall “stephanie meyers gets a little kinky”? Juvenile plot, poor writing?

  22. vanessa says:

    Matt Bomer for Christian

    Scarlett Johansen for Kate

    I think Anastasia should be an unknown actress.

    The book is kinda silly but it’s a good read.

  23. Emily says:

    I really, really hope they don’t make this a movie. I’ve started reading a blog that recaps the book chapter by chapter (someone here linked to it but I can’t remember who). And that’s pretty much all I can take of the book. Apart from being terrible writing, the main characters are annoying and their relationship doesn’t come across as consensual BDSM so much as creepy billionaire emotionally manipulating a virgin. Some of the sex scenes were okay, but nothing you can’t find on any fanfic website, and definitely not worth going through the whole book for.