Is ‘The Idea Of You’ Based On Harry Styles?

Is ‘The Idea Of You’ Based On Harry Styles?

Uproxx - News·2024-03-07 07:01

The trailer for The Idea Of You was unveiled today (March 6), and one thing that viewers might notice is the male lead, who’s a young pop star and a member of a beloved boy band. Sound familiar?

Is The Idea Of You Based On Harry Styles?

The movie is based on Robinne Lee’s novel of the same name, and the character (named Hayes) has drawn a ton of Styles comparisons previously. Lee has addressed them herself: In a GoodReads Q&A, Lee explained, “Hayes is very different from Harry Styles. I think people who are aware of Harry and/or want to picture Harry will. And that’s completely fair, as the most successful British boy band of the last ten years is One Direction. And if you’re going to create a twenty-something popstar, you may want to start with a good head of hair and dimples, because why not? But so much of who I wanted Hayes to be — his persona, his lineage, his upbringing, his education, his experiences, his cadence, his speech, his sense of self — is very specific, and not at all like Harry.”

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