The Movie Roles Harry Styles Was Up For But Didn't Get

By Tanya Rad

November 8, 2023

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IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE HARRY STYLES DEALS WITH REJECTION BUT IT TURNS OUT…HE’S JUST LIKE US

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HARRY STYLES THE ONE WORD THAT DOES NOT COME TO MIND IS REJECTION…

BUT I READ THIS ARTICLE ON SOME OF THE ROLES THAT HE DIDN’T GET AND I FOUND IT SO INTERESTING.

THE FIRST MOVIE IS ELVIS.

BAZ LUHRMANN TALKED ABOUT HOW HARRY’S POP STAR STATUS WORKED AGAINST HIM IN THIS CASE.

“HARRY IS A REALLY TALENTED ACTOR. I WOULD WORK ON SOMETHING WITH HIM…

THE REAL ISSUE WITH HARRY IS, HE’S HARRY STYLES. HE’S ALREADY AN ICON.”

THE 2ND MOVIE IS COMING OUT IN 2024 BUT IT’S DUNE: PART 2

IT WAS ALLEGED BY A NEW YORK TIMES REPORTER THAT HARRY’S NAME WAS ALSO IN THE RUNNING AT ONE POINT FOR THIS MOVIE.

(THIS MOVIE STARS AUSTIN BUTLER, ZENDAYA, AND TIMOTHEE CHALAMET)

SO AS MUCH AS WE MAY THINK HARRY HAS EVERYTHING…HE’S STILL CHASING AUSTIN BUTLER.

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