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Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James has revealed the actors set to play Christian and Anastasia in the upcoming film adaptation.

In a series of tweets James named British actor Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson as the chosen pair.

Published in 2011, Fifty Shades of Grey follows the sexually-charged relationship between billionaire Christian and college student Anastasia.

The novel and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, have become a literary phenomenon that earned James, 50, a reported $95m (£61.5m) last year.

Fifty Shades of Grey, which will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is out in the US on August 1 next year.