Chloe Moretz Joins Tim Burton's Dark Shadows
Posted 04.01.11 by reelz
In what may be considered a consolation prize, Chloë Moretz has joined the cast of Tim Burton's upcoming Dark Shadows remake.
Mortez was said to be a lead contender (along with
True Grit's
Hailee Steinfeld) for the role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming
The Hunger Games adaption until
Jennifer Lawrence was ultimately cast in the role.
But we shouldn't weep for Mortez, since she is starring in a Burton/Johnny Depp production about vampires (the duo's last outing — Alice in Wonderland — made over $1B at the box office and vampires are currently red hot).
Deadline is reporting that Moretz will star as Carolyn, daughter of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, played by Michelle Pfeiffer, who owns the Collinwood mansion. So it doesn't sound like she'll be playing one of the undead, like she did in last year's Let the Right One In
Yet, there's still a chance Moretz could land a supporting role in The Hunger Games though the teen is keeping busy. She just finished filming on Martin Scorsese's Hugo Cabret and is expected to reprise her role of Hit Girl in the Kick-Ass sequel.
Along with Pfeiffer, Moretz will join Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, Bonham Carter as Dr. Julia Hoffman, Eva Green as the powerful witch Angelique Bouchard, Jackie Earle Hayley as Barnabas Collins' servant Willie Loomis, and Bella Heathcoate as Victoria Winters, the governness of the Collinwood estate. Dark Shadows will begin production in April.