The Little Mermaid movie has its Ariel in Chloe Grace Moretz
THE makers of a live action version of The Little Mermaid have cast their Ariel in a movie set to be written by Love Actually’s Richard Curtis.
THE makers of a live action version of The Little Mermaid have cast their Ariel in a movie written by Love Actually’s Richard Curtis.
Kick-Ass star Chloë Moretz, 18, will play the mermaid, Variety reports.
Variety says that Moretz has been attached to the project for a while, including when director Sofia Coppola was at the helm.
However, Coppola left the project earlier this year after having creative differences with the studios.
Apparently, Coppola wanted to go with a no-name actress to play the mermaid but studio bosses wanted Moretz, who is currently filming Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising alongside Selena Gomez, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne.
Moretz was reportedly keen to wait until a writer was brought on to take a final crack at the script — enter Love Actually’s Richard Curtis.
“Here it is !! I’ve been waiting months to tell everyone how excited I am to take on this beautiful journey with Working Title, Universal, and a beautiful script by Richard Curtis. #TheLittleMermaid !!!! Here we go!!!” Moretz wrote on Instagram.
It is believed that the film will be based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale rather than the Disney film, which is about a young mermaid willing to give up who she is in exchange for a human soul.
No news yet on who will play the other characters in the film.
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