Ryan Gosling Fired From Peter Jackson Movie? It was “completely justified” according to the lead actor

When we think of Peter Jackson, the mighty Lord of the Rings trilogy obviously comes to mind. But in 2009, a New Zealand director made a wonderful fantasy drama, Lovely Bones, which was also an adaptation of a popular literary work that haunted us forever.

Warning spoilers! The rest of this article reveals the main plot elements of The Lovely Bones (2009).

A haunting story told in beautiful pictures that revolves around Susie, played by Saoirse Ronan, a carefree 14-year-old who has just discovered that her first platonic love, Ray Singh (Richie Ritchie), is also interested in her. That afternoon, on his way home from school, he meets George Harvey (Stanley Tucci), a neighbor who takes him to an underground bunker in the village and kills him after mistreating him. But because Susie still can’t fully separate her life, she remains in an in-between realm as her parents mourn her and the detective tries to solve her case before the killer strikes again.

Peter Jackson Based on the novel of the same name written by Alice Sebold and in addition Saoirse Ronan and Stanley TucciThe project featured Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz as the heartbroken parents of a missing girl.

And Ryan Gosling in all of this?

The La La Land actor was originally slated to play the grieving father, but shortly before filming began, Peter Jackson send back It seems that the director and the actor saw the character very differently and could not reconcile their thoughts.

Ryan Gosling has talked about it before, but now it is Saoirse Ronan who expressed his opinion about his departure. bye”sad“but”completely justifiedAccording to the actor, because the two professionals were not at all on the same wavelength.

Interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Saoirse Ronansaid he already did”certain drugs“With Ryan Gosling before the shooting started and was very sad when he had to leave. The young actress had already been nominated for an Oscar for the first time the previous year at the age of 14 for her role in Come Back to Me (and has since received three more nominations!).

“I think I loved Ryan. Her dog, George, and I are sad that she is no longer here“, he explained.

He added:I have spoken to them since then and this is what is happening. Do you know what I mean? It’s not personal at all. It’s like you’re not on the same page sometimes. Mark was able to stand up and he was the father. He was a father of three children, I don’t know? He probably had similar experiences that Ryan didn’t. Ryan was 27 years old. He was young.“

Lack of communication and controversial choices

Ryan Gosling In 2010, he told The Hollywood Reporter that he gained 60 pounds in preparation for the role of the grieving father. He and Peter Jackson I didn’t talk much before the film because the director was very busy during pre-production, so when Ryan Gosling appeared on the sets with his new look, Peter Jackson She was not seen at all and eventually broke up with Gosling before filming began in 2007.

“I really thought it should be 95 kilosGosling said at the time. “We didn’t talk much during the pre-production process, which was the problem. It was a huge film, there was so much to do and the actors couldn’t handle it individually. I just showed up on set and made a mistake. I was fat and unemployed then.“

But Saoirse Ronan They finally got the chance to work with him later, during the filming of their 2014 film Lost River, directed by Ryan Gosling personally. The actor said it was “It’s amazingTo find it:And it’s still the same. does not change.“

Both favorites of Greta Gerwig, could they work together again one day? We can hope for that…

Lovely Bones can still be seen on VOD, as can Lost River.