LOS ANGELES — Ed Sheeran plays himself in Danny Boyle’s next film, his first significant role on the big screen.

In the movie written by Richard Curtis, former “EastEnders” star Himesh Patel plays a singer-songwriter who wakes up one day as the only person in the world who remembers The Beatles. Sheeran discovers the character and takes him on tour.

Sheeran says he completed his part of the production earlier this year, in the middle of his latest tour. The as-yet-untitled movie is set for release in September 2019.

The 27-year-old British pop star says his long-term goal in Hollywood is to make a movie musical in the vein of the 2007 Irish romance “Once.” Sheeran is currently promoting the Apple Music documentary “Songwriter,” focused on the creation of his last album.

Ryan Pearson, The Associated Press