Harry Styles Passes on Prince Eric Role in Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’

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Harry Styles has passed on the role of Prince Eric in “The Little Mermaid,” sources confirmed to Variety. Sources say the initial reports about his casting were premature and that Style…

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Ian Sommerhalder😌😏

park jimin has entered the chat

I mean at least he’s going to stop getting hate

Why would he wth

PrinceEric MattBomer 😍

stopkook JIMIN

We stan

Cof cof

Njirrr baru kmrn katanya heriii yg jadi

Thank god for that! MATT BOMER!! COME ON MattBomer

SHAWN MENDES, THANKS.

Elizabeth_Dots NOOOO

👋👋 Let me take a shot at the title. I’ll sing the seaweed off her. TheLittleMermaid PrinceEric disney

says who? cause I heard it was confirmed he was prince eric so who’s lyin to me?

kira1793

زين سوا

that’s a tragedy

WTF

MatsosoLintle and I would’ve liked to see it too😭✨

I volunteer as tribute.

They didn’t cast Ariel well so why does it matter what Eric looks like? It doesn’t just randomly cast everyone coz it’ll flop anyway 😂🧜🏻‍♀️ xx

Did Harry Styles participate in any castings?

I know I am his mom, but TrevorMHutchins Would be a really cute prince.

hi, this is hendery

WHYY OH WHY😭

I don’t want it

Let him be Prince Eric

sad

Harry was perfect for the paper

Dis-as-ster.

hendery says hi

ما يشبهه:)

you’re welcome

But why

Shawn Mendes por el amor de Dioooooooor

My heart is soo broken...why did you turn it down harry 😢😢 💔....am sure he has good reason....so is all good ☀️

Okay HS2 is comingggg

has to be black. Interspecial is one thing, but we are just not ready for interracial mermarriage

shons_ped

BRIE LARSON EXISTS

this is going to be a disaster.

Casting agent: *Closes eyes and throws a dart at a board containing the names of every tall white actor in Hollywood* Dart hits Ansel Elgort. Or Timothee Chalamet. Or Liam Hemsworth. Or Jacob Elordi.

They all do horrible. Except Jungle Book

luizaprados lu ele nos traiu

Man was like notmyAriel

Richard madden.

Um okay why I’m pissed xtiiiiiiina I’m depressed

Thank god for that, Prince Eric is supposed to be good lookin!

He would be better fit for the mermaid imho

Now i want Jade thirlwall to be ariel LittleMix MTVHottest BBMAs VMAs

It would be more good & perfect if Jimin could get a chance to play this role... Just saying😄😄 MPN BTS ARMY BoyWithLuv BTS_twt MTVHottestBTS BTS_twt KCAMexico BTS BTS_twt

ynezanara 👀

may i present DARREN CRISS

Intellectual

Good! 😏

ArwEn_DAME 😱😂

Thank fuck.

I think we can all agree that DarrenCriss is the perfect Prince Eric

Too old anyway. Yeah! I said it! *she said while wiping tears of disappointment*

We need a brotha up in this role

huhu gi turn down niya paasaaa haha HilasNgaPobre

hsdaily Am so heart broken...why Harry ?😢😢💔💔💔💔

hsdaily we might get Noah centipede now yikes

Noooo

ktbenson

Meh 💔

Don't play with my heart 💔

AtotheBEY

😭

doughtybethany UMMMM

DarrenCriss please thanks

vicparsons_ absolutely no

eyem confusion

I—

Harry_Styles Damn dude, that's so fuck up. Don't get our hopes up like that..

'Local man dodges bullet'

PARK JIMIN IS THE ONLY ONE

Thank you. I'm going to go in a corner and cry now.

mejor porque no sabe actuar lol

nonononono

Because he knows Jimin is better suited

CharmanDavis

He's too much of a princess to play a prince

ellievdw

Okay now can Disney take EmeraudeToubia / TessaThompson_x into consideration as princess Erica because HELLOOOOO 🥰🥰

Oh okay

WHAT!?

So my spawn watches this Disney show called Liv and Maddie and I’m just saying ryanmccartan would be a decent Prince Eric. Dude has chops, seems like the perfect amount of goofy but charming and that jawline could cut glass. TheLittleMermaid PrinceEric Disney DisneyStudios

This is disappointing. The visuals were beyond but I'm still here for Halle tbh. I know she gonn slay👏🏾👏🏾

Harry_Styles 😰

jessica__dunn ionahemmings ? 💔

THIS IS HOMOPHOBIA

we clowns

okay, hear me out

Could be Jharrel Jerome.

OMG THANKS GOD next time please make the gay version of it and Choose larry as the acters

good. he's a better actor than how shit this movie is gonna be.

Thank god he wont be in it

This man is driving me crazy

Oiii oiiii

BOO

Recapacita y acepta por favor. Consúltalo con la almohada y mañana me avisas que onda Harry_Styles

hsdaily WHO IS SOURCES HarryStyles PrinceEric

Congrats Harry_Styles bebeloves ko 💕

oh what

My happiness lasted 2 secs

kaitlynpotts

THANK GOD

hsdaily

Good it’s a perfect role for idriselba

BethanyEnnever

I mean....🙄😏

I want Henrry Cavil.

Why couldn’t it just be Henry Cavill? I mean LOOK AT HIM.

oMiss_Louise hmm🤔

He’s got a good team man. He’s just not that kind of talent for that kind of project. He’s ..... on another level lol

Pafollow guys❤️❤️😁I'll follow you quick😘💛

I feel like a🤡 😭😭😭 I knew it was too good to be true

🤗

hsdaily i locked myself out of my account and this tweet got deleted, love that

Yayy 💥

Ik this nigga didnt jus-

xc8lyn

Or how about karanbrar:

Does ShawnMendes act? I could picture him doing it.

it's not his type of thing at all I already knew he won't. anyways the movie is gonna suck now.

he’s not allowed to though

i’m sad

Good for him!!!

us rn 😭

at least i had 8 hours of joy......🤡😔

asegvra

i was actually excited to see u Harry wtf

felicidade dura pouco e a prova tá ae

AbigailOxley1

Good. That was a close one

Thank god

WAIT NO WTF

Ummmm, thank god

OMG!!! I'm happy for him 😍

-what

I’m not even a Harry fan but I can’t really see anyone else as Prince Eric if we’re being honest.

Que feas maneras deveras.

Praise be

thank god

we deserved this

I don’t really care. Do you?

omfg

he hates us

My_Echo4 Could we just...-not- have a live-action Little Mermaid? The best timeline is the one where these rehashes never existed, and we just got occasional theatrical releases of the animated (read: GOOD) versions of these films.

? NO

kinda hurt

destinyvargas96

just... can he not be a white boy...😑

MissTiffanyL Good. I don’t think he would be a good fit.

🙋🏽‍♂️

Phew!

no one: harry rn: 🤡

A não

thestylespics

the whole fandom: 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

NO IT SHOULD BE JIMIN AS PRINCE ERIC😭😭😭

what the fuck

I wonder why he would pass on a such a huge role and opportunity. Falling in love and kissing a Black woman too much for him? Not a good look for his demographic? Questions... 👀

Por fin alguien de la realeza actuará en una película👌👍👌👍puede qué no haya nacido de un duque o de un rey , pero para las directioners harry siempre será nuestro príncipe

Uh he's not an actor

Shacara_Shacara how are we doing?

Ahhhhh my heart!❤

He’s so annoying 😫

I can picture seeing ShawnMendes playing Prince Eric

stephthebest96 well then........ what a journey this has been

I respect his decision

😭 tá bom

WE HAVE iansomerhalder TOO

Harry_Styles what the hell

CynCity4

DohaMadani

😲

welp i’m officially the biggest clown of all time

the white man bringing us down yet again.

noguiltlife noooooooooo.

If only Matt Bomer was the right age to play him. He would’ve been a perfect fit. How about ShawnMendes

This is illegal I-

Well thank god robraco still has a chance now

Disney we all know that WayV_official Hendery is a perfect fit for the role

He knew he couldn’t take the role, as the role should ONLY belong to Jimin.

oh

bellemarinozzi

khaleesydd

literally what the fuck is the answer ihcuihlcbkshbzfkb HARRY GIVE US THE TRUTH PLEZ IM LOSING MY MIND

well thank god

What about NO

daniela_abm

oh

Jordan_Fisher VEM QUE É SUA HORA MENINO

tlg527 I mean, I sensed it wasn’t true 👀🤔

Thanks!! He deserves better movies.

🤡🤡🤡 — all of us rn

vanyr42 :(

Lots a disappointed people, but not me. I want Harry playing someone with more shades of grey.

eu sou uma piada para vc harry styles?

I SHOULD BEAT HIS MOTHERFUCKIND ASSISSNSJSN

nooooooooooooooooo

don't play with my feelings

Oh thank god. Best decision he’s ever made

hanimaulidy rahmasar_ 😢

okay wtf

RachyLuu NOOOOOO

Give the role to a woman, lol

hsdaily cant_relatesry

Stage N° 1

regina74 Well on to the next!

NO

What about WhoseRyanStiles

wait what ...

Erick come through with the acting?

WHYYYY

Darn 🙁

wot

y yo pensando que era verdad

thestylespics

Good

TroyGrider

thestylespics I respect his decision, but I just wish we hadn’t gotten our hopes up:(

MrMouthAlmighty Thank god

Why

HOW DO YOU KNOW

Ok so like ErickBrianColon still in the running then

Thank the lord

SOFROOOOOO jucrux

ok fomos trouxas jakeperaltu

this is what i feel like rn

cancel the movie disney

mans a mess

Good. He can not act.

Thank god

CelinaMendes17

Harold why

sarahjarvis97 I am excited for this!!

hsdaily so stop clowning and prepare for HS2

thestylespics Bro capital said that he is officially cast. And capital had nick grimshaw. Nick is friends with Harry. I choose to trust capital more

StylinsonSource Duda_AragaoS2 O choro eh livre amiga

❤️💜💚🧡💙💛

I am a fucking joke to you?

zamafer3003 weeeey WEEEEEEY AHHHHHHHH

discomartinss VOY A HACER BERRINCHE

Thank god

jaymeowth don’t come in my room i’m crying

Honestly Im happy her turned it down i mean he would have been a good role for prince eric! But he just didnt want to participate with Disney and the production of the little mermaid who are exploiting black people for money!!

I don’t understand why he would do this to us-

hsdaily Please... no...

Sara__Terrazas the world can be so cruel

“sources...sources....sources” WHAT DID HARRY SAY

SarahBaska

thestylespics WHYYY :(((

FernandaAvolio help

sophimm a alegria durou pouco

Nooooooooooooo

Prince Eric

harrystrashcan

abigail_cash

Whyyyyyy

thank god i was so scared i was going to have to skip this one

WE WERE SO CLOSE

so i’ve been lied to

ok but... darren criss also auditioned JUST SAYING

Smart move, now ShawnMendes can take on

Probably cause he knows it's shite.

He’s too flamboyant and Erik wasn’t British so Good on him I love him but he did the right thing he will find a roll that will suit him just right

my heart is broken

StylesHUpdates Thank god

eye

StylinsonSource Puta que pariu , é mas uma vez fui feita de trouxa , seu bostaaaaaaaa

TheHSUpdate SarahBaska

AMEN

If it’s not harry styles, the roll should go to michael cera

he’s too old anyway

ok harold what the fuck

chereenoel92 maecoyiuto 😭

emma_toney emily_munger

we really lost this one...

Actually kind of glad.

kk

He’s a great actor but I’m sure he knows what best for him . Can’t wait to see him on the screen again some day.

Damn what a waste of time...

PLEASE SAY SIKE

ok

I’m sad

brb crying

taliawynzel

ssgueiros

emptymelodies phew

WHAT WHY

StylesHUpdates I am so happy about this. I really didn’t want him to sign a contract with Disney. I think he wanted the role, but something about the negotiations didn’t make sense to him. Good for him. HS2IsComing

No love lost

I hate everything

hsdaily so he won't play prince eric?

Here’s your prince Eric right here 💕

Oh shit

he WHAT NOW

Ok but robraco anyone? I mean... THOSE EYES😩🔥

Clown check!

Joe Keery for Prince Eric!

Omegat

que pena

actually wanna cry

....we know who should play prince eric.

okay Disney could you now consider nickgalitzine as Prince Eric 🤞🏼🤞🏼

vintagexpost NOOO 😭😭😭

🥺

Mmmkay

🥳

hsdaily he better be releasing tour dates, his music video, a single, and his albumn really soon then bc-

wuweigirl

OfficialWithHES I’m disappointed

So he’s not prince Eric ok

time for princess erica to take over

hsdaily IS THIS TRUE

fuck a gebte ate ja tava combinando de assistir hotz_mariana

Yeeeeessssss, no receding hairline for prince Eric ...but now I'm scared at the second choice.

OHTHANKGOD

hsdaily Nobody talk to me for the rest of the day.

caroleighlayne

say sike rn

quero me matar

Ainda bem.

He ain’t no fool.

hsdaily

🤡🤡🤡🤡

Ok

Smart!!

Shawn Mendes corre aqui Littlemermaid

Ganteng - ocay

omg

Its okay cz HS2 is coming!!!!

Give it to Thomas Doherty!!! Disney

But why

thank god honestly

Ok i’m fine.

I’ll do it. Broke, unemployed actor. Just pay off my student debt Disney

WHHYYYYYYYY

well

i’m not trusting anything until disney or harry confirms or denies lmao

Ohhhh crapp

bmires3 oia

Okay if yall dont take Harry please take jimin instead

smart move.

Great. Now the movie will suck. Ariel will probably be the only good thing about the live action movie. Unless they get someone else to play Ursula then it could be good. Little mermaid is my favorite Disney princess so my expectations for this whole thing are very high.

we keep winning

harryslittleba2 anao

What....

Good. He's not attractive. Let alone attractive enough to play that part.

I'm sorry to hear that. He would have been great. Oh well. He's probably working on his next album or something and doesn't have time.

We going ✈️down

HarryBRCom Triste por acabar de descobrir q pode ser mentira 😔

futuretwunk what a twist

WE LOST

mayramsna the lord giveth

Stay_Jade 😭😭😭😭😭

thestylespics

He really played us...

YESSS.

alexa play night changes by one direction 🤧

ZoeyBriggs2 noooooooo

Well, I feel my interest returning.

Are u kidding, I really thought for once I wasn’t a clown 🤡

that's so hot tbh

eye- kim junmyeon go off!

lexalacroix

SarahBaska are you okay

There is a chance for Ruby Rose or Briana Hildebrand

CHIMCHAMS95 THANKGOD

May prayers were answered 🤲

jocelynnunezz

Jk Stan Harry styles!!! I didn’t want him as prince Eric

we all know that kim junmyeon is prince eric

abzvr fui feita de palgaça

Me me rn

thestylespics I thought I was almost done with college but I guess I have to enroll at Clown State

and his reputation is saved !

hsdaily MaJooMenaa

Adiós Sirenita

NOOOOOOO STOP IT 😭😭😭

I feel betrayed

..........i’ve never been so devestated

StylesHUpdates

🤡

hsdaily the way they used him for hype lol ...

Excuse me..

Good.

Thank goodness!

lets gooo hendery

not you tweeting about this TWICE please leave me ALONE

itsmelissi kayla_slayla_ DAMN

a win

sad.sad.sad

FYCK NO

That was a smart move Harry!

He's too good to be in disney trash tbh.

THAT pic.

all of us rn :

nicole_donovan7 you where righttttttt! But could this mean he’s working on something big?

HEAT

stream hs2, next

The caption 😂😂😂

That not what Prince Eric does, Variety GOD read a book.

I WANTED HARRY

wait what

someone call ZacEfron

😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀

Please stop bullying me, Variety

Maybe Timothée Chalamet will take the role.

hsdaily FML

huh where r our clown wigs

Thank goodness.

hsdaily we're clowns.

hsdaily i’ve just been 🤡’d

Prince Eric never went under the sea, either.

we r going to pretend we didn’t see that

he said: hendery prince eric

hsdaily Yooooo

MAKE UP YOUR MIND PEOPLE

This is SO unfortunate

OfficialWithHES 😭😭😭😭😭😭

hsdaily MDSS QUE TOMBOO

Even tho he’s a popular pick does he have any background in acting like?

thinking about what we could’ve had....😭 *sigh*

NOOOOO

StylesHarryCL

This is why news sites shouldn’t post stories based on speculation.

well at least that means the HS2 tour will be next year :)

hsdaily

iavillaabrille

hsdaily i-

Wow 😭

OfficialWithHES say sike right now

StylesHUpdates my heart ,,,,, hurts

lovatofroot this is homophobic

ok now please recast ursala too pls

Good for him!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

whaaaat! clown makeup permanently applied

hsdaily

Me after all those rumours just hours ago

OfficialWithHES HS2 COMING

Why was it offered

OfficialWithHES Thank you lord jesus

OfficialWithHES

Fuci

hsdaily We’ve Been Clowned

NNONONON BAD HARRY

OfficialWithHES WHATS THE TRUTH

OfficialWithHES devastatin luv

OfficialWithHES please just say “sike”

Thank gosh. Can we get HarryShumJr? Or literally anyone other than a pop star.

NO

hsdaily pls we clowns who r hurt

HAROLD🤡 N

this yall's fav?

hs2 is coming

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