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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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