Dunkirk London premiere: Harry Styles admits this could be his ‘first and last’ film as he joins Tom Hardy and Prince Harry on the red carpet

Jennifer Ruby13 July 2017
The Weekender

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Harry Styles hinted that Dunkirk could be his one and only acting project as he walked the red carpet at the London premiere of Christopher Nolan’s wartime thriller.

The One Direction star plays a young soldier in the eagerly-awaited film, but said he might be “one and done” when it comes to film roles in the future as he’d “peaked too soon”.

“I’m maybe one and done. I’d do this one again,” he told Edith Bowman as he arrived in Leicester Square on Thursday night.

“I’ve peaked too soon, there's no place to go. I haven’t really thought about it to be honest, I loved this and I loved getting to work with everyone, maybe, maybe not.”

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The pop star admitted that he had an awful first day on set, which made him question whether or not he’d made the right decision.

“My first day was the worst weather day we had on the whole shoot. The first day I thought ‘What am I doing, I want to be back in the studio,’” he said.

Meet and greet" Cillian Murphy poses with fans on the red carpet
Dave Benett

“I feel privileged to work with such an amazing cast. I feel very spoilt, I may have peaked too soon,” he added.

“It’s hard to be around people you're such a fan of and not want to soak it all up. I think it’s really important to tell this story as well, I’m very lucky.”

Styles was joined on the red carpet by Nolan regulars Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy, who also star in the acclaimed film.

“I’ve seen it and you’re holding your breath for the whole movie. You go through a really experience and you come out of it altered and you think ‘I need a drink’, it’s that powerful,” said Murphy. “It’s very sophisticated story-telling.”

Oscar-winners Kenneth Brannagh and Mark Rylance were also on hand to launch the film, which opens nationwide on July 21.

The premiere even had the royal seal of approval as Prince Harry arrived with WWII veterans to meet the cast and crew and get a first look at the film.

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