After showing off her martial arts skills, Chloe Moretz will get a chance to showcase her swimming abilities in the live action movie adaptation of the "Little Mermaid."
The "Kick Ass" star had been the top choice to portray the role of a mermaid who dreams of becoming human after falling in love with a man she saved from drowning, reported Variety.
Sofia Copolla was set to helm the Hans Christian Andersen classic but decided to leave the project due to her "unwillingness" to work with the Moretz, insiders had revealed.
But despite Copolla's departure from the "Little Mermaid", Universal Pictures and Working Title still wanted the 18-year-old actress to star in the live action project.
There are still no concrete details released on the movie, particularly on how it will relate to the well-loved children's classic.
The "Little Mermaid" will be produced by Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, while Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger will executive produce.
Universal's Executive Vice President of Production Erik Baiers and creative executive Chloe Yellin will oversee the project.
After recently completing "Brain On Fire," Moretz has begun shooting Universal's "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising."
She will also appear in Sony's "The Fifth Wave" and "November Criminals" which will open next year.
In the meantime, "The Equalizer" star has taken to Twitter to confirm the news that she will portray the lead role in the live action fairy tale the "Little Mermaid," according to E! News.
"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," she tweeted.
Moretz also posted a screenshot of the Variety article which first broke the news of her inclusion in the fantasy film.
""#TheLittleMermaid!!!! Here we go!!!" she declared in her post.
Aside from the upcoming live action adaptation of the "Little Mermaid," the story was also successfully released by Disney as an animated movie which became a blockbuster in 1989.
