Fu*k I hate it when he teases us.
I hope this doesn’t ruin your day, but the trailer isn’t up yet. Entertainment Tonight will be premiering the first trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones sometime today, but you can get an early peek at footage from the anticipated film right here and now! (after the jump actually) Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, the film centers 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.
Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Saoirse Ronan star. The film looks pretty awesome, I’m glad Peter Jackson is at the helm (see Heavenly Creatures) with this one, he will do it justice. I read the book and am pretty surprised with what I am seeing from stills and this sneek peek. A lot of the books appeal was the fact that it gave us a vision of heaven that some people may not envision.
Jackson foresaw the most challenging element in the novel to adapt was the portrayal of Susie, the protagonist, in heaven, and making it “ethereal and emotional but not hokey”. Saoirse Ronan explained Jackson chose to depict the afterlife as depending on Susie’s emotions. “Whenever Susie feels happy, Heaven is sunny and there’s birds and everything. Whenever it’s not so great, it’s raining or she’s in the middle of an ocean.” Jackson quoted the book’s description of “heaven” as being an “In-Between” rather than a true heaven, and he was not trying to paint a definitive picture of Heaven itself.
See, just what I said. Get boned December 11th.
WATCH: Sneak Peek
Trailer: Below & in Apple HD
Tags: heavenly creatures, mark wahlberg, peter jackson, the lovely bones
