Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan fears he’ll be murdered at film’s premiere

JAMIE Dornan, star of the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, says he fears he’ll end up ‘like John Lennon’ when he attends the premiere. WTF?

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 07: Jamie Dornan speaks onstage about The Fall during the Netflix TCA Press Tour at Langham Hotel on January 7, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Netflix)

JAMIE Dornan fears deranged fans want to knock him off.

The Fifty Shades of Grey actor is well aware that fans of the beloved mummy porn-turned-highly anticipated film will either adore the movie or hate him forever.

“I almost don’t want to put this out there into the ether, but I fear I’ll get murdered, like John Lennon, by one of those mad fans at the premiere,” the 32-year-old former Calvin Klein and Armani model said in Details’ February issue.

“Because a lot of people are very angry that I’m playing this character. And I’m a father now, and a husband,” said Dornan, who replaced Charlie Hunnam as the sex-obsessed billionaire Christian Grey at the last minute due to scheduling conflicts. “I don’t want to die yet.”

Dornan and Amelia Warner at the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards last May. He survived. Picture: Getty

Dornan knows reception of the film could go either way. If it proves to be a success, he will star in two sequels.

He admits that after news of his casting surfaced, he “didn’t go anywhere near a computer.” Despite his efforts to steer clear of criticism, reaction got back to him: “I think my publicist said, ‘Yeah, mostly good.’”

Dornan says he’s “very aware of the opinion regarding the film, whether it be positive or negative. It is, by nature, an easy target.”

Perhaps understanding how out of touch his comments may sound, Dornan laughs them off: “And when I do get murdered, people will say, ‘God, isn’t it haunting how he did that interview in Details magazine and predicted his own death on the red carpet?’”

This article is republished with permission from the New York Post.