Kick-Ass star Chloë Grace Moretz has been cast to star in Universal's The Little Mermaid.

Richard Curtis will be writing the script based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, which is super dark and not all like the bright and bubbly Disney movie we all remember.

Given that I’ll be very interested in the story Curtis will tell.  Add onto that the original director Sofia Coppola has exited the film over creative differences and a new director has not been found.  Maybe we’ll have a better idea for the tone and feel for the movie when the new director joins.

Chloe Moretz has signed on to star in Universal’s live-action Little Mermaid film.

Richard Curtis is in talks to write the script based on the the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale centering on a mermaid who gives up her life in the sea after she falls in love with a prince.

Sofia Coppola exited the project over creative differences, and a new director has not yet signed on.

Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing while Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger will executive produce.

Curtis wrote and directed About Time and Love Actually, and previously wrote War Horse and Bridget Jones’s Diary, among others. He’s represented by United Agents in the UK.

Moretz’s upcoming credits include Neighbors 2 and YA adaptation The 5th Wave, along with November Criminals with Ansel Elgort and Broad Green’s Brain on Fire. She’s repped by WME, T Squared Entertainment and Sloane, Offer.

Source: THR