It looks like the story about troubles within the lovely Bones camp have been exaggerated, and everything is moving according to plan. We get the following clarification thanks to our friends at comingsoon:
On Thursday, New Zealand site Flicks.co.nz reported a rumor that director Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones had ceased production “due to a rift between the big man and his art director over the best way to depict Heaven. Given that a large portion of film takes place in that very location, with main character Susie Salmon looking down on her family after her murder, this seems a crucial point of difference.” The site has since updated the story to make it seem like this happened a while back.
On top of that, DreamWorks/Paramount told us on Friday that the drama will hit theaters in the fall of 2009 and not on March 13, 2009 as it was reported by sites last year. We asked the studio if this had anything to with the supposed “rift” between Jackson and his art director, but that’s not the case at all.
I usually do not fancy motivational films that involve a ghost; unless that ghost is Patrick Swayze. I enjoy Jackson as a director, but this film doesn’t really sound like it’s my bag, so I am certainly not chomping at the bit to see it.
I am glad that everyone involved was able to come to a consensus on what heaven looks like. I am interested in seeing what all the fuss was about, and what they finally settled on. Will heaven be full of clouds, white buildings, or just an open landscape like the Mongolian Steppes? I vote for the open plain.
We still have a while to wait on this one, but will sure to keep you up to speed on the news and progress regarding the picture.
