Harry Styles's Teeny-Tiny Shorts Return on the Set of 'My Policeman'
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After landing a starring role in Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling, Harry Styles will also take the lead in My Policeman, the film adaptation of Bethan Roberts's 2012 novel. With yet another film project on the way, the former One Direction member is going full steam ahead in the acting lane—and this time, a breakout star from The Crown will join him. Here's what to know.
My Policeman is a queer '50s love story.
According to the book synopsis, the story focuses on a heartbreaking love triangle in 1950s Brighton, England: A woman named Marion falls in love with a man named Tom. Years later, Tom strikes up a romance with a man named Patrick after they meet at a museum. With homophobia rampant during the time period, it's "safer" for Tom, a policeman, to marry Marion. So she and Patrick have to secretly share him, "until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed."
Deadline reported that the film adaptation begins in the 1990s. An encounter between the elderly Tom and Patrick spurs them to revisit their love affair 40 years prior. Further plot details for the on-screen drama are still unknown.
The Crown's Emma Corrin will star opposite Harry Styles.
Best known for her explosive role as Princess Diana in Netflix's hit series The Crown, Emma Corrin will star as Marion opposite Styles's Tom, per Deadline. Her casting comes months after Lily James (Rebecca, Cinderella, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) was reportedly in negotiations for the female lead role. Peaky Blinders star will reportedly play Patrick.
Tony-winning British theater director Michael Grandage will take the helm; Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) adapted the screenplay.
Production has begun.
Filming kicked off in England this spring, according to Collider. And we've been able to catch some great behind-the-scenes moments in paparazzi photos. In one particularly steamy shot, Styles and Corrin were snapped during a kissing scene while on set in Brighton.
In another shot, Styles and costar David Dawson are seen embracing each other on a beach in East Sussex, wearing period-appropriate teeny-tiny shorts.
On May 19, the tiny shorts made another appearance as Styles was spotted filming swimming scenes off the coast of Brighton.
Amazon Studios bought the rights to the film, which means we could see it head straight to streaming. No release date has been announced yet.
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