My mother allowed me to use the c-word in Kick-Ass, says 13-year-old star Chloe Moretz



She readily admits that if she used the kind of foul-mouth language her character does, she'd be grounded for life.

But Kick-Ass star Chloe Moretz, who plays the tiny assassin Hit Girl in the controversial comic book film, says her mother gave her the go-ahead to use the c-word.

Director Matthew Vaughn had originally toned down the swearing from the script because she was only 13.



Controversial: Chloe Moretz, star of Kick-Ass, pictured here at the Empire Film Awards on Sunday at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London

Chloe, who plays an 11-year-old, even uses the c-word in her opening line: 'Hello ****s'.

The shocking screenplay was written by Jane Goldman, the wife of Jonathan Ross.

Explaining how her mother Teri agreed to let her do the part, she told The Sun: 'My mum reads every script before I go for it.

'She read it and loved the character because it was a challenging role and was something that would stretch me.'

In an interview, she said almost naively: 'It's a movie. Obviously a little girl can't beat up and kill huge heavy men. I don't see how anyone wouldn't realise it's not real.

'It's a controversial role, but it's a role I wanted to do.'

Giving the go-ahead: The U.S. actress says her mother Teri read the script before her and allowed her to use the C-word in the movie



Moretz said at the premiere last week in London that her parents had read the script before she had, telling reporters: 'They knew exactly what was in it. I'm not up for violence, just for fun.'

But she later conceded: ' If I said a sixteenth of the words I say in the movie I would be grounded for the rest of my life for sure.'

After the premiere at London's Leicester Square, the flame-haired Goldman led revellers to the after-party held at the Notting Hill home of Vaughn and his pregnant supermodel wife Claudia Schiffer.

A host of other stars joined in the celebrations, including the movie's young stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe.

Violent: Chloe plays 11-year-old assassin Hit Girl in the comic book film



Chloe not only swears but kills other characthers in the film based on the comic book by Mark Millar.

Director Matthew Vaughn and Jonathan Ross's wife Jane Goldman who wrote the screenplay for the movie



Vaughn said of the bad language, saying: 'It's pretty amazing that four letters can have such a powerful effect on people.

'You know, taboos have to be broken,' he added. 'It's a free country and you don't have to watch it. There are enough people who like this film to warrant it being made.'

The character, called Hit-Girl, slices off people’s legs and shoots bullets through a man’s cheek. In one scene, the young serial killer screams at her victims: ‘Okay, you ****s, let’s see what you can do now.’



In another, she tells her vigilante father she wants a puppy for her birthday. When he looks surprised, she says: ‘I’m just f****** with you, Daddy’, and asks for a razor-sharp knife instead.

But when asked by one U.S. interviewer about the suitability of an 11-year-old using the C-word, Miss Goldman said: ‘I think that’s the least of our worries.'



Meanwhile reviews have been in the main positive. The Los Angeles Times' Geoff Boucher called it a 'strange, scabby thrill ride that plays like Heathers for today's audience' while Variety's Joe Leydon called it 'bloody funny'.



Empire magazine, which has rated Kick-Ass five stars, described it as hilarious and vibrant' and The Observer's Elizabeth Day described Kick-Ass as 'a brilliant and inventive piece of film-making and looks set to become one of the box-office hits of the year'.