'Fifty Shades' Christian Grey face composite made by British professor

Published Jul 11 2012, 16:36 BST  |  By Tara Fowler

A British professor has created an e-fit image of Fifty Shades of Grey's Christian Grey.

Dr. Faye Skelton of the University of Central Lancashire used scientific photo composite software in order to build a picture of the protagonist of EL James's erotic novel.



Skelton used a number of male celebrities - including Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Patrick Dempsey, Johnny Depp, David Beckham, Chris Hemsworth and Val Kilmer - to create the composite.

"While we don't want to intrude on anyone's fantasies, based on a small sample of women, this is the image of Christian Grey they have in their heads when reading the novels," the academic told the Daily Mail.

"Personally, I think he's quite handsome, although everyone's interpretation will be different," she added.

Universal and Focus Features recently hired the Social Network's team of Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti to produce the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey.

The audio book of James's novel will be offered on future flights with Virgin Atlantic so that passengers can get hot under the collar at 35,000 feet.