Chloë Grace Moretz Drops Out Of All Her Future Films

[DarthSkywalker]

Her Carrie remake cost $30 million excluding marketing & made about $38 million worldwide. That's a pretty big bomb.

The only movie she can really claim as a success of any kind is Neighbors 2 despite the decreased business when compared to the first film.

This is discussion proves the point. People in here are concerned not with the quality of work but box office, which is what Moretz says she was starting to get concerned with as opposed to the work. Keira Knightley once said she made a point of taking every role she could get early in her career. As she put it she wanted to make enough money and meet enough people so that later should could simply work towards getting the roles that interest her.

I am sure Moretz has made plenty of money at this point, and doesn't need to worry about working to eat.

 

[TheVileOne]

Most 19 year old actors would kill to get those opportunities. Cream rises to the top. She has never and will never be the main star of a movie - right or wrong. She should have taken what was already agreed, did her damn best, be professional then with the next batch of movies, choose those carefully. Like McCourtney did.

Umm, she has been the main star of numerous movies at this point. Not all of them were winners, but whatever. She's been steadily working for quite some time now. I'm not going take this attitude like she's undeserving because she wants to take some time to get some perspective and be more selective.

A lot of working adult actors would also probably want some level of control over their careers and exactly what type of roles they will be taking. I don't see it as her being ungrateful or undeserving.

 

[Wildcard]

No idea where you got that number. It grossed 84 mill.

No idea where you're getting any of your numbers because she has had some successes.
-If I Stay made 78 mill on a 11 mill budget
-5th Wave made 110 mill on a 37 mill budget
-and if you want to count The Equalizer (I dont because her role while important was so small it was basically a cameo) that made 190+ mil on a 52 mill budget
-Kick Ass 2 didn't do that well but it still made 60 mill on a 28 mill budget.
-Even f***ing Movie 43 made 32 mill on a 6 mill budget, if you want to count that one
-And then there's Neighbors 2 that has been mentioned
^^^Those are all her major wide releases. None of them bombed or even came close.

I'm not saying those movies are good because I assume theyre not from what Ive seen. If someone is talking quality or memorable roles, I can't debate that. I'd probably agree with them.
But the notion that she is box office poison is just silly.

Okay, I was wrong regarding the worldwide numbers but when you factor in marketing and what not, it's still not particularly an impressive number.

And yeah, 5th Wave made over $100 million worldwide. For a movie that wanted to be the next Hunger Games (much like the Divergent series), that's a far cry from accomplishing said feat.

Kick-Ass 2 was a major disappointment financially, especially factoring in it cost more and made less than the first. Doesn't help that it was the most pirated film of 2013. That's a horrible accolade to have under your belt and shows just how much money they didn't make.

The only real cases can be made for Movie 43, If I Stay and of course Neighbors 2. But even her recent movies (save for If I Stay) that did turn a profit weren't runaway successes either.

Again, I do think she needs a break to get back in the right mode.

 

[MadVillainy]

As I said I'm not saying all her movies are these big huge successes. I'm saying it's ridiculous to call her box office poison like someone said and you agreed with. The facts (read: numbers) are clear in regards to the box office poison. 5th Wave made 3x it's reported budget. While maybe not the runaway hit they wanted it still made money. Period.
Money is money. Most of those films, from the numbers we're presented and even with any realistic estimate on the marketing cost made money. So how does that make her box office poison? I'm just confused why people are acting like her films aren't/weren't making money. What are people basing it on?

Just because they're not in $500M grossers doesn't mean an actor is box office poison.

She's had a financially successful career no ifs, ands, or buts about it. The quality of her movies are lacking though. I hope she goes more toward Let Me In (so underappreciated) rather than what she has been in recently

 

[Jay Beezy]

Chloe is fun to watch when she's playing types like Hit-Girl and Shelby from Neighbors 2, but she's rather boring when she's playing normal.

 

[jmc]

Over 50 films and she's not even 20 yet, that's kinda insane. I'm not surprised she's going to take a rest, that's a lot of work for anyone let alone someone her age.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Over 50 films and she's not even 20 yet, that's kinda insane. I'm not surprised she's going to take a rest, that's a lot of work for anyone let alone someone her age.

Yep, and the way to resolve this is to be selective with the work you take.

 

[Wildcard]

As I said I'm not saying all her movies are these big huge successes. I'm saying it's ridiculous to call her box office poison like someone said and you agreed with. The facts (read: numbers) are clear in regards to the box office poison. 5th Wave made 3x it's reported budget. While maybe not the runaway hit they wanted it still made money. Period.
Money is money. Most of those films, from the numbers we're presented and even with any realistic estimate on the marketing cost made money. So how does that make her box office poison? I'm just confused why people are acting like her films aren't/weren't making money. What are people basing it on?

Just because they're not in $500M grossers doesn't mean an actor is box office poison.

She's had a financially successful career no ifs, ands, or buts about it. The quality of her movies are lacking though. I hope she goes more toward Let Me In (so underappreciated) rather than what she has been in recently

Yes, I agreed with it because in a sense, with the choices she was making, it was becoming a reality. I didn't say it was an absolute fact, just that I can see why someone would say that and I agree.

I know what the numbers are, I get it, I get it, I get it. I've been a fan of hers for well over a decade. I'm not bashing her or saying she's not a success, because she is. I'm simply stating that the movies she's chosen to do recently aren't good enough for her & I'm glad she's realized this before it's too late.

I say this because I do think she should be in $500 million grossers & mega-blockbusters that have substance to them and not these C & D-grade movies with either repetitive or uninteresting plots.

 

[LoganGambit87]

what she needs to do is take some meaty dramatic roles for example saoirse ronan and shailene woodley have done terrible blockbuster films aswell like the host and divergent they both still mixed in dramatic indie movies in between the trash

Chloe just does crappy blockbuster one after the other

 

[Chesterfield]

Most 19 year old actors would kill to get those opportunities. Cream rises to the top. She has never and will never be the main star of a movie - right or wrong. She should have taken what was already agreed, did her damn best, be professional then with the next batch of movies, choose those carefully. Like McCourtney did.

Actors drop out of films all the time. It's nothing out of the ordinary. Furthermore, it's not like she's pulling out a day before cameras start rolling.

 

[dark_b]

what she did was very smart IMO. she has enough money. of course dating a Beckham means that she will learn how to spend to much money in a short time.

i still can not belive that she agreed to be in the Carrie remake. that was a bad/stupid choice.

 

[LoganGambit87]

what she did was very smart IMO. she has enough money. of course dating a Beckham means that she will learn how to spend to much money in a short time.

i still can not belive that she agreed to be in the Carrie remake. that was a bad/stupid choice.

i dont think at the time it was a bad idea it was being helmed by acclaimed director of boys dont cry and you get to work with Julianne Moore

 

[Zant]

She will be fine. Its not like there is much a-list competition around her age at the moment. She will still be in demand when she is ready. A shame about the Little Mermaid film. It could have been her highest grossing film.

 

[LoganGambit87]

She will be fine. Its not like there is much a-list competition around her age at the moment. She will still be in demand when she is ready. A shame about the Little Mermaid film. It could have been her highest grossing film.

she has plenty of competition you think if studios had the choice between chloe moretz,elle fanning and saoirse ronan that Chloe would be a front runner??

 

[Wildcard]

i dont think at the time it was a bad idea it was being helmed by acclaimed director of boys dont cry and you get to work with Julianne Moore

May have not been a bad idea at the time but it certainly was by the time the project wrapped. They really sold that it wasn't a remake & was a new take on the book but it wasn't. It was exactly the same as the original but with less heart & the only new advent was the social media aspect, which didn't strengthen things by any means.

I agree that she needs more meaty roles where she can really show what she's capable of. Moretz is a strong actress with a lot of range. A lot of her recent roles kind of limit her and don't really show what's she's fully capable of in the way that her earlier projects did.

 

[Zant]

she has plenty of competition you think if studios had the choice between chloe moretz,elle fanning and saoirse ronan that Chloe would be a front runner??

To some studios yeah, she would still be the front runner. She has competition but like I said its not much. With Chloe out of the way for now, the door is open for others like Zendaya, Hailee Steinfeld, Sophie Turner etc.

 

[chamber-music]

Yeah, the girl's only 19. Let her live her life. In fact, this is the type of thing a lot of young actors can benefit from. That much exposure at such a young age can really **** you up.

Yep it is a smart decision.

Joseph Gordon Levitt dropped out of acting for a few years while he was in College and when he came back he said made a conscious decision to "be in good movies".

Levitt did some acclaimed small budget indie movies such as Maniac, Mysterious Skin, Latter Days, Brick, Havoc, Shadowboxer and The Lookout before working back to doing bigger studio movies again.

Matthew McConaughey did the same thing with his 'McConaissance'. He stopped doing all those RomComs and decided to only do movie he thought were interesting.

If your an actor in the position that you can pick and choose what you want to do then it can be a great move for your career in the long run.

 

[MadVillainy]

Yes, I agreed with it because in a sense, with the choices she was making, it was becoming a reality. I didn't say it was an absolute fact, just that I can see why someone would say that and I agree.

I know what the numbers are, I get it, I get it, I get it. I've been a fan of hers for well over a decade. I'm not bashing her or saying she's not a success, because she is. I'm simply stating that the movies she's chosen to do recently aren't good enough for her & I'm glad she's realized this before it's too late.

I say this because I do think she should be in $500 million grossers & mega-blockbusters that have substance to them and not these C & D-grade movies with either repetitive or uninteresting plots.

In no sense was it becoming a reality. And yes, you were saying she wasnt a success by calling her/agreeing that she is box office poison. Box office poison has to do with the numbers not the quality of the films. And her numbers were fine. Just because she's not reaching the heights you think she is doesn't mean she's box office poison

I agree that the quality of the movies havent been there but thats not what you or a couple of people were initially saying she was box office poison for some weird reason

She will be fine. Its not like there is much a-list competition around her age at the moment. She will still be in demand when she is ready. A shame about the Little Mermaid film. It could have been her highest grossing film.

I dont know. Even the indie world can be competitive and Hollywood is harder on women. I get why she is saying what she's saying and I think it's a good move, but if I was her I wouldnt have dropped out of everything. Speaking of which other than Little Mermaid what was she attached to?

 

[jmc]

I'll be honest, I didn't think there would be this much discussion on this. Chloe wants time off, if that makes her happy then good for her.

 

[MadVillainy]

I dont think many are debating that if it makes it happy then good for her, but again she's not really taking time off per say.

 

[BlueLanternKal]

Smart move. I think she'll be sticking around longer than some people in here think. Especially now that she's being more selective.

Let Me In and Hugo really sold me on her potential. Hit-Girl is fun and all, but those types of tentpole roles shouldn't be the back bone of her career because she is talented.

 

[terry78]

Go to school full time for a while, maybe do a couple guest spots on TV.

 

[Schlosser85]

Isn't that what happened to Michelle Pfeiffer though? She was hot once upon a time, then took time off to spend time with her family and then role offers dried up and she got replaced by other up and coming actresses.

 

[RockSP]

Pfeiffer was like 75 years old when she took her break. I doubt Moretz plans to "break" until she's 40...

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

I like her as an actress. Being more selective isn't a bad thing.