TotalFilm has an exclusive sitdown with the director, who’s bringing the 1960s horror soap to the big screen. Johnny Depp and Eva Green star.

Here’s a sampling:

“What I liked about Shadows is it’s a story about family,” said Burton. “I grew up resisting family and then as I got older I realised what a strange and chaotic but important thing it is.”

“I think all families are pretty weird… We’ve just tried to link the supernatural elements into real issues that families face: like the feelings of a teenager growing up, when your body’s changing and you’re angry at everybody; or the challenge of trying to keep the family together – whether they’re alive or dead!”

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