Bret Easton Ellis Said Robert Pattinson Was E.L. James’ First Choice For ‘Fifty Shades,’ Plus See Pattinson’s Unedited Dior Commercial

“American Psycho“ author and “Canyons” screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis hasn’t been coy about his feelings regarding E.L. James‘ bestselling “Fifty Shades of Grey,” mostly in stream-of-conscious Twitter rants where he makes casting suggestions and volunteers himself for the role of the film’s screenwriter (a job that already went to “Saving Mr. Banks” writer Kelly Marcel). Following the news of Charlie Hannam and Dakota Johnson in the highly anticipated sequel, Ellis has fired back with details from a conversation he had with James about who should star in the film (oh, okay it’s everyone’s favorite sparkly vampire Robert Pattinson). Also, get a look at Pattinson’s gorgeous Dior Homme fragrance commercial, directed by the great Romain Gavras.

Given Ellis’ interest in adapting the book, he talked with James earlier this summer about the film. On the heels of the casting announcement this weekend, Ellis tweeted that, while at a party with James over the summer (wait, these two party together?), she confessed that, “her first choice for Christian was Rob Pattinson.” Now, this isn’t exactly a shock to anyone who knows the history of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which began life as sexually explicit “Twilight” fan fiction. The character of Christian Grey (now played by Hunnam), a wealthy young entrepreneur who engages in a dom/sub relationship with a college student named Ana Steele (Johnson), was modeled closely after Pattinson’s character from “Twilight,” Edward the Vampire (that’s what you say, right?)