1D fans 'mad' as Harry Styles missing from Dunkirk film teaser

The first official teaser trailer for One Direction star Harry Styles's first film, Dunkirk, has dropped, but fans of the boy band star have been left disappointed as he does not feature in the clip.

Christopher Nolan's epic Second World War movie also stars Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Cillian Murphy along with newcomer Fionn Whitehead, none of whom appear in the teaser.

Fans of Styles have expressed their disappointment over his absence from the long-awaited "announcement video" on Twitter.

One fan asked: "Is it just me or was anyone else looking for Harry Styles during the #Dunkirk trailer?"

Another wrote: "But where is Harry Styles? I cannot be the only one mad about this #Dunkirk."

The short, dialogue-free clip is tense and focuses on a crowded boat of soldiers ducking for cover as an enemy aircraft flies above.

Nolan's latest big-screen venture tells the story of one of the most famous battles of the war, involving the British evacuation of the French city of Dunkirk in 1940.

Dunkirk is set for release in July 2017.