Harry Styles in talks to play Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid

According to foreign media hollywoodreporter, Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriend, British actor Harry Styles (Dunkirk) is in talks to play the male lead Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid, and Disney's consideration of this casting may be because Harry Styles is a professional singer.

After the announcement that Harry Styles was in talks to play the lead role of Prince Eric in "The Little Mermaid", waves of creative pictures emerged from foreign netizens. One netizen, sansllura, even drew a picture of Harry Styles and previously confirmed "The Little Mermaid" actor Halle Bailey together.

Singer Halle Bailey has been confirmed to play the leading role of the mermaid Ariel. The film is adapted from the classic Disney animation of the same name, and is directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Into the Woods) of Mary Poppins Returns. Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, X-Men: First Class) is the screenwriter, and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney legendary composer Alan Menken will compose the music and create new songs.

The film may be shot in Puerto Rico, Cape Town and other places, and is expected to start shooting in early 2020.