Butterfield, Moretz for 'Hugo Cabret'

Young actors Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz have reportedly boarded Martin Scorsese's The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

According to Deadline Hollywood, 12-year-old Butterfield will play the title character and 13-year-old Moretz will portray the lead role of Isabelle.

Butterfield was recently seen in The Wolfman. Moretz plays Hit Girl in the upcoming Kick-Ass.

The movie is based on Brian Selznick's children's book. The story follows a 12-year-old orphan who lives inside the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris.

Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen are reportedly in talks to co-star in the picture.