Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones makes it onto the big screen today.
The movie brings together a great cast of Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and Stanely Tucci with Saoirse Ronan in the central role of Susie Salmon.
Susie Salmon, a young girl who has been murdered, watches over her family, and her killer, from heaven.
She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Take a look at a couple of clips from the movie:
The Lovely Bones is another movie that is already causing a bit of an Oscar stir.
The adaptation of Alice Sebold’s popular novel sees Peter Jackson returns to the director’s chair for the first time since King Kong in 2005.
However he has been very busy with producing the likes of District 9 and Tintin.
The movie focuses on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven.
She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
It’s great to see Jackson move away from the big budget blockbuster and The Lovely Bones looks set to be one of the early must see movies of 2010.
Take a look at some more images from the movie:
It’s been a while since Peter Jackson had a movie on the big screen, yes I know he produced District 9 but that’s not the same thing.
Anyway the wait is almost over as the Oscar winner’s latest picture The Lovely Bones is due out in the new year.
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, from a screenplay by Jackson, Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens.
The Lovely Bones centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven.
There are already Oscar whispers surrounding this movie so take a look at the trailer:
The Lovely Bones looks set to be one of the biggest movies of next year as Peter Jackson adapts Alice Sebold’s very popular novel.
And Jackson knows a thing or to about producing some great movies and this is only the second film he has directed since Return of the King.
The movie follows teenager Susie Salmon who watches over her family from heaven after she is killed a neighbour.
Take a look at the first trailer for the movie:
Alice Seabold’s book caused a stir when it was released in 2002, it was the book that everyone was reading. But now it’s coming to the big screen.
Peter Jackson, who is a busy man of late with District 9, Tintin and The Hobbit, but he has turned his back on the big budget blockbuster for now to concentrate on this family drama as they struggle to cope with the murder of their daughter.
But it’s a project that has been plagued with problems as Ryan Gosling quit just before shooting got underway and has been replaced by Mark Wahlberg.
Joining Marky Mark are Oscar winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon and Atonement star Saoirse Ronan.
Take a look at the first images from the film.
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