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Harry Styles may not be starring as Prince Eric in the upcoming live-action version of The Little Mermaid, but he did reveal that the opportunity "was discussed."

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00:00Harry Styles is opening up about why he passed on playing Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid.

00:05The Sign of the Times singer may not be starring in the upcoming live-action version of the

00:08classic Disney movie, but he did reveal that the opportunity was discussed.

00:18Speaking to The Face magazine, the singer and actor revealed that he passed on the role

00:22that would have seen him star opposite Halle Bailey as Ariel, because he wanted to focus

00:26on his music.

00:27Styles explained,

00:42Styles also spoke about auditioning to play Elvis Presley in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed

00:46biopic, where Austin Butler ultimately was cast to play the music legend.

00:50Styles said,

00:57You know?

00:58Either role would have marked his second major acting project.

01:01The former One Direction member made his film debut in Christopher Nolan's 2017 World War

01:05II drama, Dunkirk.

01:07All right, for more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:15Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

01:18I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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