Did the actors get along in Fifty Shades of Grey?

There’s no safe word for drama. The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy made headlines for its explicit sex scenes, but most of the friction happened off camera — fully clothed.

The tension began before filming even began, when Charlie Hunnam landed the lead role of Christian Grey. Many fans of EL James‘ books were vocal about their displeasure with the choice, taking to social media to offer alternate casting options. (Ian Somerhalder and Matt Bomer often came up in these discussions.)

Just one month later, however, the Sons of Anarchy alum exited the franchise, citing scheduling conflicts as the reason for his departure. “The filmmakers of Fifty Shades of Grey and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam’s immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey,” Universal Pictures said in a statement at the time.