Lovely Bones with Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz

The Lovely Bones Movie with Peter JacksonBased on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.

The Lovely Bones is directly by Peter Jackson (who also wrote the screenplay) and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Michael Imperioli of Sopranos Fame.

There was some shuffling of actors before the filming of the movie began. Mark Wahlberg replaced Ryan Gosling just days before shooting of the movie began. In preparation for the role, Gosling had gained 20 pounds and grew out a beard. However, he vacated the role due to creative differences. Wahlberg, who had just completed shooting The Happening, another movie shot in Pennsylvania, became available just in time to accept Gosling’s role. Helen Hunt was reportedly considered for the role of Abigail Salmon. Instead, Rachel Weisz accepted the role, and was the first actor cast in the movie.

The movie is scheduled for release on 13 March 2009 but this can change as production progresses.

May 4, 2008 | Filed Under Upcoming Movies | 4 Comments 
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Adventures of Tintin - Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to come together!

Tintin MovieYes, you heard it right. The 2 of the most prolific movie makers of our time are coming together to recreate TinTin on the big screen. The trilogy will be made using performance-capture technology and produced in digital 3-D.

The movies are based on the famous comics by Belgian cartoonist Herge aka Georges Remi. In the comics, Tintin is a young Belgian reporter and globetrotter who is assisted in his adventures by his loyal dog Snowy. He later was joined by such colorful characters as Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus and stumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson. The comics, enormously popular in Europe, have been translated into 50 languages with more than 200 million sold.

Kathleen Kennedy will be the producer for the three feature films with Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg each directing an installment, with the director of the third movie yet to be determined. Jackson might end up directing the third movie as well.

April 12, 2008 | Filed Under Upcoming Movies | Leave a Comment 
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