"So while Universal kept searching for its Anastasia and Christian, fans sweated over who should be cast. Ryan Gosling, being the Hollywood darling that he is, would be an obvious choice -- the husband of E.L. James' <a href=""http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/06/ryan-gosling-and-fifty-shades-rumors-we-can-dream-right/?iref=allsearch"" target=""_blank"">even thought he heard the actor's name mentioned as a possibility.</a> Alas, it wasn't meant to be. <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/showbiz/movies/fifty-shades-casting/index.html?iref=allsearch"" target=""_blank"">The actor reportedly passed on the role</a>, which makes sense when you remember that he (mistakenly) thinks <a href=""http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/21/ryan-gosling-thinks-you-need-a-break-from-him/?iref=allsearch"" target=""_blank"">the public needs a break from him</a>."