hloë Grace Moretz says she has a problem with sci-fi. Well, it’s not exactly a problem. The 25-year-old former child star knows the genre well, having played a kid vampire (Let Me In).

possessed teenager (Carrie) and apocalypse survivor (Mother/Android) in her career. But if she’s going to sign on to your supernatural project in 2022, it’s got to be special.

“I think one of the pitfalls of sci-fi is that it can be very clinical, and it can feel really distant and really cold,” she explains, curled up on a plush sofa in an immaculate London hotel suite. During our interview.

she’ll pop her feet on the table, entertain us with The Devil Wears Prada impressions and insist on giving countless, breathless video game recommendations as we try and get out of the door. But she never loses focus once.