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Chloe Grace Moretz will star in 'The Little Mermaid'.
The 18-year-old actress will take on the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story about a mermaid who wishes to become human after falling in love with a prince she saved from drowning.
Announcing the news on Facebook, Chloe wrote: "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!!! (sic)."
'Four Weddings and a Funeral' writer Richard Curtis will pen the script, according to Variety.
Sofia Coppola was previously attached to direct but left the movie after creative differences with the studio.
Chloe is not the only young actress to take on a leading role in a fairytale adaptation, with Emma Watson starring as Belle in the upcoming 'Beauty and the Beast'.
Dan Stevens will co-star as the Beast alongside Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Sir Ian McKellan as his sidekick, the mantelpiece clock Cogsworth and Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts.

Angelina Jolie was nervous about directing her husband Brad Pitt in new movie 'By The Sea'.
The actress stars in and directs the movie, about a couple whose marriage is in crisis, and admitted that she struggled at first with telling Brad what to do.
She said: "Our first few days were quite tricky because no matter what I say, he knows me so well and knows every little gesture when I get impatient, or when I am not really happy. And I was nervous about not being able to have the right direction for him, to see him stuck and not being able to push him. So it was challenging.
"These were very sensitive themes and I know Brad's triggers and what he can do and what he is thinking about so I had to step away and just be very careful in how he was directed. I tried to give him a safe space and tell him to trust me and I would do my best to protect him in the editing room if he would be as open and give me as much of himself and his emotions and his honesty, and he did. I think he worked very hard.
"The strangest things were the scenes when we were fighting and it was so weird trying to tell him to fight with me better. I was crazy Vanessa who is so broken and so weird and then when I said 'cut' I am not Vanessa, I am this other person who is a director and has all these very strong opinions and is nothing like her. I have to go over to his side of the room and talk to him, so it was schizophrenic for all of us.
Angelina also admitted she found directing a movie she was also starring in quite strange.
She told the Sunday Telegraph: "That was the most challenging part of it because you tend to take care of everybody and don't give yourself the right attention and you don't have somebody telling you it's good enough, or checking on you.
"But I love directing and I would love to be allowed to do more films and I hope I'm a good enough director to keep getting jobs. "

Gunnar Hansen has died aged 68.
The 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' star - who portrayed masked killer Leatherface in the 1974 horror film - tragically passed away at his home in Maine, on Saturday (07.11.15) following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
During his expansive career, the Icelandic-born actor starred in a number of horror movies but he is best known for his part in the Tobe Hooper directed film.
Of the famous role, he shared in 2013: "Anytime Leatherface was cutting on anything it had teeth. It was very dangerous. I had no idea how dangerous it was until later, after the movie came out, when I was living in the woods and chopping up wood to heat the house.
"He's extremely dangerous and deadly but he's not purely evil. There's some ambivalence about your feelings. Because the mask is expressionless, you never see the face, so you're looking at nothing. I imagined, if you took the mask off, that there would be no face there - in fact, that not only would there be no face, might be nothing at all. Just an empty black spot."
Despite his film credits, he always maintained writing was his passion and he released a non-fiction book in 2013 followed by another novel about the making of the famous movie later that year.
Gunnar is survived by his partner Betty Tower.

Sienna Miller believes there is "no equality whatsoever" in Hollywood.
The 'Burnt' actress doesn't understand why things are so "imbalanced" in favour of men, but feels lucky that she has been able to do "interesting" work.
She said: "I think there's still no equality whatsoever.
"In terms of roles and quality of roles and pay cheques, the world is so imbalanced. And it doesn't make any sense.
"At the moment, I'm fortunate enough to work with directors who love women, and I get to play some really interesting roles, even if they are small."
The 33-year-old star isn't the only actress to speak up on the issue lately.
Emma Watson recently said she thinks sexism is rampant in Hollywood and claims she has been "treated so incredibly differently" from many of her male co-stars.
She told LOOK magazine: "I have experienced sexism in that I have been directed by male directors 17 times and only twice by women. Of the producers I've worked with 13 have been male and only one has been a woman. But I am lucky: I have always insisted on being treated equally and have generally won that equality. Most of the problems I have encountered have been in the media, where I have been treated so incredibly differently from my male co-stars."
And Jennifer Lawrence recently penned an essay in which she admitted that while she was shocked to learn that she and her 'American Hustle' co-star Amy Adams were paid considerably less for their roles in the movie than Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, and Jeremy Renner, she blamed herself because she "failed as a negotiator".

Gal Gadot felt like she was "working with the CIA" during the making of in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'.
The 30-year-old actress has been cast in the role of Wonder Woman in the much-anticipated new movie, and she's admitted the casting process was a "crazy" experience.
The Israeli beauty told Total Film magazine: "It's been a long process. It started when I was back in Los Angeles and I was told I had a very important audition for a Warner Bros production, but no one said it was.
"After a month or two months, they called me and said that they wanted to test me for this movie. It's crazy, because you feel like you're working with the CIA because everything is so confidential.
"And then, a week later, Zack Synder called me. He said, 'OK, I'm not sure you have it in Israel or how big it is in Israel, but have you heard of Wonder Woman?'"
Gal admitted she was shocked and delighted to have been offered the iconic role.
She recalled: "My draw literally dropped. I died for a few seconds, then I went back to life. Then I tried to get back my coolest voice, and not talk like I'm shaky and overwhelmed."

Dougray Scott is "too old" to play James Bond.
The 49-year-old actor was tipped to take on the iconic role before Daniel Craig landed the part, but when the current 007 departs the franchise, the Scotsman doesn't think he'll be in consideration again.
He said: "I'll be too old [for Bond] when Daniel has finished!"
Instead, Dougray would love to see 'Luther' actor Idris Elba portray the suave spy.
He told Britain's Star magazine: "Idris Elba would be interesting. He's terrific."
The 'Vatican Tapes' star insists he has no regrets about the way his career has panned out.
He said: "I think about things I should have done differently, but not about roles I've missed.
"My Plan B was to play football but I wasn't good enough. Acting just felt right."
Daniel recently revealed he's not contracted to stay on for the next installment of the spy-action movie series and he's allowed to decide whether he stays or moves on after 'Spectre'.
Daniel - who first played Bond in 'Casino Royale' in 2006 - said: "I have the right to change my mind any time I want. And sometimes I say things, like I did when I was asked two days after I just finished shooting for eight months, 'Would I do another one?'"
Despite the furore he caused when he admitted he'd rather "slash" his wrists than play 007 again, the hunk explained it's how he felt at the time and he doesn't "care" about the backlash.
He reflected: "That's what was on my mind, and I said what was on my mind. It's the way I've always spoken. But as I said, I reserve the right to change my mind.
"I don't go on the internet. I don't listen to gossip and I don't really care. This is my job and all I am thinking of."

Naomie Harris finds it "tough" saying goodbye when she finishes making a movie.
The 'Spectre' actress feels a strong sense of "sadness and loss" when she knows she won't be seeing people she's experienced an "intense" connection with, and thinks her desire for stability somewhere in her life is the reason why she still lives on the same street as her family.
She said: "You know those relationships are only going to last a certain amount of time and there's sadness and loss.
"You do a movie with someone, have these intense relationships for three or four months, then never see them again. That's a really tough part of the job.
"I live on the same road as my family and I think that's the reason why - you need some kind of continuity and stability and my family provide that."
The 39-year-old actress also admitted she would rather work in the UK than jet off to exotic locations.
She told Psychologies magazine: "When I was younger, it was amazing to be heading off to exotic locations - it was so exciting.
"But now that I'm older, I love to stay at home.
"On 'Spectre', they went to these glamorous locations like Morocco, Rome and Austria and they're like, 'Aren't you jealous?' And I'm like, 'No, I like the easy commute, I'll take that, thanks.'"

Jennifer Lawrence's performance in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' is "genius", according to co-star Donald Sutherland.
The veteran actor was captivated by the 25-year-old beauty's depiction of heroine Katniss Everdeen in the last installment of the sci-fi war franchise, but he also believes the star - who has an array of acting plaudits under her belt - is never boastful about her talent.
Speaking at a press conference for the sequel today (06.11.15), Donald - who plays the President of Panem, Cornelius Snow - told BANG Showbiz: "Do I love that young woman's performance? She's a genius. She is a delivery system for truth. Her recognition of what is a character is extraordinary. And she does it without display, without an intent to manipulate an audience, to satisfy an audience, she just is the character. It's absolutely fabulous, fantastic, wonderful work.
"Even now, when I think of what she did, this film did, but she did in particular, it breaks me apart, and I'm 80 years old for Christs sake."
Jennifer is forced to scream and cry in one of the intense scenes, but Donald thinks the Oscar-winning actress was "perfect" in the role.
He continued: "She is able to suffer grief and loss and death and trauma and anger and rage, and to contain it in such a way that our experience of it as an audience member is palpable.
"You are never ever, unaware of what's happening to her. And then when she has an encounter in the kitchen, that I won't describe, out of her bursts everything and it breaks your heart. It tears your heart out of your chest as an audience member. It's perfect."

Lea Seydoux thinks being an actress is her "refuge".
The 30-year-old star - who appears opposite Daniel Craig in the new Bond movie 'Spectre' - has revealed she opted to become an actress because she doesn't "like modernity".
She reflected: "It is a dehumanised world we live in.
"I don't like modernity. I don't have television or the internet at home. The internet scares me. I can't drive a car. That is why I do this job. This is why I became an actress. So that people will take care of me. To be an actress is a refuge.
"You are taken everywhere, stay in wonderful hotels, everyone looks after you, buys you clothes, food..."
Meanwhile, Lea also revealed she burst into tears at the end of filming the movie, which represents a major landmark in her career.
Lea told Vogue magazine: "It's a big experience. It's huge. It's my biggest part in a very big film. I would never have dreamed I would one day be a Bond girl.
"I cried at the end of the film. My last shot, I cried. I've never cried at the end of a film."