Charlie Hunnam has said he's sure his replacement Jamie Dornan will "do a great job" in the upcoming big screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey.

Sons of Anarchy star Hunnam was [uuid=7633e6d2-f49e-42ba-879f-f3e9b2c3f844]originally cast[/uuid] in the role of kinky businessman Christian Grey, but [uuid=64305c05-08ac-40ee-bca4-c00a3c29a930]dropped out of the project[/uuid] in mid October citing issues with his "immersive TV schedule".

When he was approached by TMZ this week, Hunnam was asked for his thoughts on his replacement Dornan.

The 33-year-old hunk replied: "I'm sure he'll do a great job."

He continued: "I don't really know his work, but I know Sam [Taylor-Johnson], the director, is amazing, she has fantastic taste so I'm sure he'll do a great job."

Dornan's casting was [uuid=57da0dc2-e29a-4ff7-b5b8-0e6f7f14bada]announced by author EL James[/uuid] in late October, with the 31-year-old actor since [uuid=5347dd84-a670-458d-9a25-b33a040762b0]appearing in character[/uuid] alongside co-star Dakota Johnson for a shoot with Entertainment Weekly.