Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones Stops Filming Due To Creative Rift?
Pardon the Christopher Guestish humor in this situation, butFlicks.Co.NZis reporting thatPeter Jacksonand one of his art directors are in a big tiff on the set ofThe Lovely Bones. Why? Because they can’t agree on the film adaptation’s notion ofHeaven. Filming has temporarily stopped until The Pearly Gates, a major aspect/set in the film, meets Jackson’s satisfaction. “More clouds I say!” Crew is said to be on an extended break for cigarettes andGTA4.
You may recall that Jackson had a priorcreative differencewhen he replaced Ryan Gosling, who had gone pudgy for a major role, with Mark Wahlberg. And recently,Susan Sarandonoffered a little creative dissonance while on theSpeed Racerred carpet toEmpire…
“Peter Jackson is really a nice guy and very interesting. It was really a very different way of working. We had a good time, I’m really curious to see what it’s like because he kept pushing me to be more and more extreme and sometimes that’s when you make your big mistakes so I’m not sure how it will come off – it will be interesting to see it from the point of view of the audience.”
Sarandon went on to say that her character, Grandma Lynn, didn’t seem like a “real grandmother,” and seemed more like an alcoholic, tacky caricature there to serve comic relief. So, does this all equal another case of the trendy “complicated birthing process” or is it a troubling sign of things to come for the actual film? As long as Heaven doesn’t resemble a wet hallucination straight out ofWhat Dreams May Come, I’d say Jackson is undeserving of the nickname “Cloudy Killjoy.”
Discuss: What cinematic heaven met your personal VIP standards? I’d have to default and go with Bernie’s MO inA Weekend at Bernie’s.
