"Vampire Diaries" star, Ian Somerhalder has long been eyed for the role of Christian Grey. Given Somerhalders expression of interest in the film, it's not surprising a lot of "Fifty Shades" fans would root for him. Apart from Ian's interest in the film, here are all the other reasons why Ian Somerhalder is the perfect Christian Grey.

With Hollywood in plans to produce the film adaptation of E.L. James best-selling erotica novel, fans are getting antsier than ever. Just last week, a director has finally been found to help produce the film. Sam Taylor-Johnson joins the "Fifty Shades" bandwagon as director and she's got nothing but great ideas on board as early as now.

"I am excited to be charged with the evolution of Fifty Shades of Grey from page to screen," said Sam in an interview with E! Online, adding, "For the legions of fans, I want to say that I will honor the power of Erika's book and the characters of Christian and Anastasia. They are under my skin, too."

Yet, even with a director on board, it seems that Universal Studios and Focus Features are taking awfully slow in announcing an official cast for the film. Over a hundred stars have already been named as potential Christian Greys or Anastasia Steele's. So far, none have been officially slated for the lead roles.

However, a strong favourite for the role of Christian Grey continues to be none other than Ian Somerhalder. Since the books' release in 2012, fans have been rooting for Ian as the perfect Christian Grey. Check out the slideshow to see reasons why Somerhalder is the perfect Christian Grey.

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