Chloe Moretz has joined the cast of The Equalizer.
The film, which is based on the 1980s TV show, will star Denzel Washington as a covert operations officer who moves on to a life of atonement by helping people in need.
Moretz will play a young prostitute, in a role that is being equated to Jodie Foster’s in Taxi Driver.
The role was originally intended for an actress in her twenties, but Washington and director Antoine Fuqua ultimately liked Moretz’s on-screen chemistry with the star.
The Equalizer is expected to be released April 11, 2014.