Tim Burton reveals Moretz concern

(Cover) - EN Movies - Tim Burton was concerned whether Chloë Moretz could "play a real teenager" in upcoming movie Dark Shadows.

The 15-year-old actress is wise beyond her years, having already landed top Hollywood roles in films including The Amityville Horror, Kick-Ass and Let Me In.

Chloë stars in filmmaker Tim's latest fantasy offering as secretive teenager Carolyn Stoddard and the director was initially worried about Chloë's maturity.

"I was so happy she was available!" he exclaimed in an interview with Empire magazine. "Chloë's done great things, but my only concern with her was whether she could play a real teenager, you know? But she was great. She’s very thoughtful.

"There’s just a reality to her, whether she’s playing a superhero girl or a vampire, there’s always a reality to it. She’s got a very old soul, like someone who’s been around a very long time.”

Dark Shadows is based on a gothic soap opera of the same name that aired from 1966 to 1971. The movie also stars Johnny Depp and Eva Green.

Johnny plays imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, who returns to his ancestral home to protect his dysfunctional descendants after he is set free.

Tim drew on his own family experiences when it came to casting the stars.

“Every family is a bit odd in its own way and being a teenager in any family will feel strange. Carolyn is capturing that feeling of being a teenager and that internal loneliness and weirdness that you feel at that time," she said.

"I remember as a teenager trying to latch on to families outside of mine, because they seemed less strange. I’d make friends with a lot of Italian families, mainly because they tended to cook a lot. But you spend enough time with even the happiest of families and you’ll find something strange underneath."