Actress Helena Bonham-Carter and director husband Tim Burton attend the Royal World Premiere of "Alice in Wonderland" at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010 in London, England. (Getty Images)more pics »Helena Bonham Carter and
Tim Burton have two kids together, and, as it turns out, they'd way rather watch movies and monsters than listen to their parents. Shocking, huh? Their kids, 2-year-old daughter Nell and 6-year-old son Billy
, are already apparently fans of their parents' new movie
Alice In Wonderland.
Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter (Getty)
Helena, who plays The Red Queen in the film, said: “Nell is up for anything. Today she was watching her daddy do breakfast television and she sadly wasn’t interested in seeing daddy, she just really wanted to see the monsters again from
Alice. She sits there going, ‘Daddy. Switch the monsters on.
Alice in Wonderland.’ And we tell her no, but she’ll say, ‘I want to see the monsters!’ ”
While Nell loves watching the director’s dark creations, Helena and Tim admit they are unsure how their oldest child will react to their new movie. Helena told BANG Showbiz: “Billy is going to see it tonight and it could be a disaster. He’s six and a bit sensitive. He knows it’s pretend though. My character’s giant head might frighten him though!”
Tim added: “You might see him running out of the theatre later.”
Helena also joked she was only cast in the movie because Tim longs for a quiet family life.
The 43-year-old actress, who stars in the film with
Johnny Depp, said: “I had to shout all day so I had no voice left at the end of it. I think that’s why Tim brought me in – he finally found a way to make me shut up.”
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