The Director Of 'The Little Mermaid' Just Confirmed Harry Styles Was In The Running To Play Prince Eric But He Turned It Down

Fans were campaigning for Harry to take on the role in the live-action flick.

Although Harry had plenty of people campaigning for him to be cast in the film, the role ultimately went to Jonah Hauer-King.

Looking back on the casting process, the film's director Rob Marshall says it was actually Harry who turned down the role., Rob explained that he did talk to Harry, but Harry wanted to go in a different direction."[He] really felt like he wanted to go off and do the movies that he ended up doing, which were sort of darker," Rob explained, referencing Harry's films

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