Chloe Grace Moretz 'set to become one of Hollywood's highest paid teens' thanks to bumper $550,000 deal for The Equalizer
She landed her big break playing a foul-mouthed child vigilante in 2010's Kick-Ass.
Now four years on, Chloe Grace Moretz is on the verge of being one of the highest-paid teen actors in Hollywood.
According to TMZ, the 17-year-old has won a bumper pay day for her role as a Russian teenage prostitute in The Equalizer.
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Hollywood hotshot: Chloe Grace Moretz is on the verge of being one of Tinseltown's highest paid actresses thanks to her new role in The Equalizer
Not that money is a motivator for the charming 17-year-old, who changed her outlook on which projects to choose after taking some sage advice from veteran director Steven Soderbergh, who she worked alongside in off-Broadway play The Library.
She told The Independent that the filmmaker told her to only work on films that she would do for free, adding: 'And that’s how I’ve always lived my life.
Controversial: The 17-year-old plays a Russian teen prostitute in the action thriller and is set for a $550,000 pay day if it takes over $100million at the North American box office
Tough guy: Denzel Washington plays a retired black ops agent who now works at a hardware store in the movie, which is adapted from the 1980s TV series
'I’ve never been like, "I’m only going to do this project if I get paid $5m!"… I’ve never lived my life in that way.'
As for her controversial new role alongside Denzel, the actress insists she was drawn to the script because of its inspirational take on a troubled young female character.
She told MTV: 'That's what attracted me to the script. She's a girl who was sexualized by life, but the movie completely unsexualized her.
'You don't see that with a lot of young female characters in general, but especially when you're playing a prostitute, or a lady of the night... It's usually very much exploited.'
Smart girl: The actress insists she isn't motivated by money, and only chooses projects she would do for free
Big debut: The star shot to fame in 2010's Kick-Ass, playing foul-mouthed vigilante Hit-Girl
Despite her determination to remain out of the spotlight and focus on her work, Chloe has hit headlines over her blossoming friendship with Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria.
She was recently quizzed about their rumoured romance on US TV, and a flustered Chloe couldn't help but praise her new pal.
She said: 'I don't know ... he's a very good guy. He’s a good person, I enjoying hanging out with him!'
Low key: Chloe, picture above with her mother Teri, is keen to keep her private life out of the public domain, but has recently been linked to fellow teen Brooklyn Beckham
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