Chlo Grace Moretz Reveals The New 'Little Mermaid' Will Be Blond

Some things are better left untouched under the sea. 

Chloë Grace Moretz , star of the new live-action "Little Mermaid" film , dished on preparing for her role and revealed a key detail that left the fandom in a tiff.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight , Moretz said that her character will trade Ariel's red locks for something a lot different. 

"I want red hair! We're going with the Hans Christian Andersen novel, so I'll actually have blond hair," said Moretz, adding that the remake will be a "modern revisionist tale" that will be "progressive for young women."

As pointed out by BuzzFeed , the Anderson novel never actually mentions the hair color of the mermaid, only describing her locks as "long," "thick" and "waving."  

Fans are already a bit upset that Disney isn't making the film -- Working Title and Universal are behind the new movie . Maybe the lack of red hair is that reason that Sofia Coppola, the initial director for the movie, dropped out for rumored creative differences. 

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