Is Harry Styles really not returning to the MCU? The latest claims, investigated

It’s hard to pinpoint any single Harry Styles.

In case you need a reminder, Styles made a brief appearance as Eros, also known as Starfox, the dashing space pirate brother of none other than Infinity Saga big bad Thanos. Given Styles’ global popularity and his ties to such a key MCU character, many assumed the superstar would make a swift return to the franchise. And yet, almost two years on, there hasn’t been a peep about Eros’ return. And, according to the latest rumors, we might want to stop waiting. But is there any truth to these claims?

Harry Style allegedly unlikely to make a Marvel comeback as Eros

The root of these rumors stems from a report from The Sunday Mirror, which claims that Styles only has an outside chance of being invited back to play Eros at this point in the timeline, given that Marvel is keen to course-correct following a less-than-perfect opening salvo to the Multiverse Saga and take less risks.

“Marvel bosses were openly talking about Harry in a lead role but that talk has cooled,” an alleged “Marvel source” told The Mirror. “The whole business and Marvel franchise is being rethought. The focus is on creating the biggest projects with the biggest revenues. Harry’s character is a fun and beloved role but it is not realistically the number one choice to get the Marvel franchise bouncing back”.

It is a fact that Marvel was once teasing big things ahead for Thanos’ little bro. “We didn’t cast Harry for a tag. There’s more stories to be told with [Eros],” producer Nate Moore told apparently come to nothing.

All that said, it should be stressed that this is far from being confirmed at this point. Personally, after introducing such a high-profile name as Harry Styles into the MCU to such fanfare (literally, thanks to Pip the Troll), I think fans would never let the studio forget it if it completely failed to live up to the promise of seeing Starfox aid the Eternals or perhaps even the Avengers, as he does in the source material, at some point in the future. Still — even if there is a chance for more of Eros — it will no doubt take a while.

We Got This Covered has reached out to Marvel Studios for comment.