Jamie Dornan tapped for Fifty Shades of Grey's Christian

Irish actor Jamie Dornan is in talks to take the male lead in the high-profile movie adaptation of erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey.

The 31-year-old actor is in negotiations for the role of Christian Grey after having completed a screen test opposite the film's female lead, Dakota Johnson (Anastasia Steele), according to industry publication The Hollywood Reporter.

A former Calvin Klein model, Dornan previously starred as Sheriff Graham Humbert/The Huntsman on TV's fairy tale-themed adventure drama Once Upon a Time and is currently seen on the British series The Fall. He also appeared in the 2006 film Marie Antoinette.

Sons of Anarchy and Pacific Rim actor Charlie Hunnam had previously landed the role of billionaire Christian Grey in the anticipated movie adaptation of author E.L. James' bestselling, BDSM-inspired romance series.

However, he dropped out of the role earlier this month. Officially, he cited scheduling conflicts but his departure came amid rumoured differences with the creative team and discomfort with the frenzy around the adaptation.

Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey is slated for theatrical release in August 2014.

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New music: Arcade Fire, Blue Rodeo, Noam Pikelny

CBC News Posted: Oct 25, 2013 1:31 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 25, 2013 1:33 PM ET

Two powerhouse Canadian bands are unveiling new music and lead off CBC host Tom Power's weekly picks of new releases.

First up for the CBC Radio 2 Morning host is the Arcade Fire's headline-grabbing Reflektor, which he dubs the most anticipated album of the year in Canadian music.

Though Reflektor's official release isn't until Tuesday, an internet leak of the Grammy-winning band's latest album prompted the Montreal collective to stream all 14 tracks online — in their entirety — themselves.

Another great release debuting Tuesday is In Our Nature, the latest from enduring band Blue Rodeo. The country-tinged rockers returned to the same farmhouse studio where they recorded their much-loved Five Days in July two decades ago to lay down the tracks for In Our Nature. You might call it Five Days in July, part two, says Power.

Finally, one of the greatest banjo players in the world pays tribute to a bluegrass icon with his new album. Noam Pikelny's latest is a mouthful — Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe — but it's also an outstanding homage to a classic of the genre.

Watch the attached video to check out excerpts of new music from Arcade Fire, Blue Rodeo and Noam Pikelny.

Battling Boy reinvents comic book superheroes for younger readers by Jonathan Ore Oct. 25, 2013 8:09 PM With his latest work, comic book veteran Paul Pope has created a template-smashing new kind of superhero: Battling Boy, a kid (admittedly the offspring of gods) who sets out to protect other kids. "The thing that's attractive about kids as characters is that, if anything, they represent potential," he tells CBC News.Let Franz Ferdinand kick up your Friday Oct. 25, 2013 5:45 PM We've got live performance throughout the show from Franz Ferdinand, the Scottish band whose single Do You Want To sent them to the top of the charts internationally. Who Said It Quiz: Stephen King or Justin Bieber? Oct. 25, 2013 3:08 PM One of them pens tales of terror. One of them croons to shrieking girls. But they have more in common than you might think. So in honour of Stephen King's newest book, Doctor Sleep, a long-awaited follow-up to the terrifying 1977 novel The Shining, we give you our latest Who Said It Quiz: King or Bieber?

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