Chloe Moretz is most certainly a talented actress. Her performance in
Kick-Ass was amazing, she stole every scene she was in. She was good in fact that they should have renamed the movie,
Hit Girl. I'm glad to see that she isn't struggling as she goes through the awkward years. Besides landing a major role in a new Johnny Depp/Tim Burton flick, she has a new movie with Blake lively called
Hick, and a role in Martin Scorsese's
Hugo.
Movies.com: With Dark Shadows, what is your take on Carolyn Stoddard?
CM: Oh, Carolyn, that’s a fun character. That’s a really fun character. She is crazy. She is this teenager, like 15-year-old hippie who is into The Carpenters and Alice Cooper. She’s super music-y and raw, like free love, you know. She’s fun. I can’t say much because he has a really dark secret I can’t tell you.
Movies.com: Something that people obsessed with the old soap opera would know or a new secret?
CM: No, it’s new. It’s new to everything so go see it. May of next year, Dark Shadows!
Movies.com: Is it totally serious or with a wink?
CM: Oh no, no. It’s Tim Burton so it’s like Beetlejuice. I have to say it’s a mixture of Beetlejuice, a teeny bit of Sweeney and the scariness of Sweeney but the fun of Sleepy Hollow with the scariness of Sleepy Hollow. I’d definitely say it’s a lot like Sleepy Hollow because you go from the Ichabod Crane character to the Headless Horseman who’s comedic and yet terrifying. It straddles that fine line of camp and drama so it’s like a drama horromedy thriller.
Movies.com: Did you have hours and hours of old soap opera research?
CM: I did a lot of musical research, so I listened to a lot of music from the era. My character is so different from the soap opera.
Movies.com: But there are hundreds of hours you could have watched if you’d chosen to.
CM: Hundreds. I think they went on for 20 seasons or something. It’s crazy.
As for her comments about
Dark Shadows I'm once again disappointed in Johnny Depp who is supposed to be a big fan of the soap. You would think he'd be very faithful to the show but from pictures and these comments above it sounds like they are scrapping a lot of the televisions shows charm. From the tone, to characters not being anything like there previous versions is not sitting well with me, a
Dark Shadows fan.
“Dark Shadows” will star: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Chloe Moretz and Jackie Earle Haley and is slated for a May 2012 release.
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