{"id":1404264,"date":"2019-08-13T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T23:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1064682"},"modified":"2019-08-13T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T23:14:17","slug":"harry-styles-has-respectfully-declined-the-prince-eric-role-in-live-action-little-mermaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/music-news\/harry-styles-has-respectfully-declined-the-prince-eric-role-in-live-action-little-mermaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Styles Has ”Respectfully Declined” the Prince Eric Role in Live-Action Little Mermaid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harry Styles<\/a><\/strong>will not be a part of Ariel’s world, much to the dismay of his fans.<\/p>\n

It’s been a whirlwind day for the Little Mermaid <\/em>cast. Early Tuesday, two large movie theater chains tweeted that Harry Styles was confirmed for the role of Prince Eric, which sparked a flurry of excitement in the Twitter-verse. But as news began spreading across the web, the theater chains deleted the tweets that appear to be very incorrect.<\/p>\n

Now, a source close to the project tells E! News, “While [Harry] is a fan of the project he has respectfully declined the offer.” <\/p>\n

Just last month it was revealed that the One Direction<\/a><\/strong> singer was in talks to play the dreamy Prince Eric. Of course, fans were delighted at the possibility of seeing the singer star opposite Halle Bailey<\/strong>, who was cast in the role of Ariel<\/a>, as well as the rest of the rumored cast. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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But as of today, Halle is the only cast member confirmed<\/a> for the role in the highly-anticipated live action film. Fans are still waiting to learn if Melissa McCarthy<\/a><\/strong>, Jacob Tremblay<\/strong>, Awkwafina<\/a><\/strong>and Javier Bardem<\/a><\/strong> will join the Disney production, although other stars are trying to launch their own social media campaigns in order to nab a role. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“just putting it out there that I am thirsty to be in the little mermaid, will pay,” Chrissy Teigen<\/a><\/strong> joked on Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n

And Chrissy isn’t alone! Breakout artist Lizzo <\/strong>is more than willing to take over for Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, should their talks fall through. Lizzo proclaimed<\/a> last year, “I’M URSULA. PERIOD.” <\/p>\n

Truly everyone wants to live under the sea, where the seaweed is always greener. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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