While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in 2010, Ryan Gosling revealed that he was fired from The Lovely Bones since his 60-pound weight gain didn't sit right with the director and the producers. Saoirse Ronan,

Ryan Gosling was originally cast as the father of Saoirse Ronan's character in the 2009 movie The Lovely Bones, but he departed the project and was replaced by Mark Wahlberg

Based on the novel of the same name, The Lovely Bones stars Saoirse as 14-year-old Susie Salmon. Susie gets brutally murdered, and throughout the film, she watches from purgatory as her grief-stricken family grapples with her death.

Gosling had originally been cast to star opposite Ronan in the 2009 fantasy thriller before he was replaced by Mark Wahlberg

It's like sometimes you're just not on the same page." In 2009, a then-14-year-old Saoirse Ronan starred in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones, based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name. Mark Wahlberg played her father,

Saoirse Ronan recently shared insights on the last-minute casting change in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones'. Originally cast as the father, Ryan Gosling was replaced by Mark Wahlberg days before shooting began due to creative differences over Gosling’s weight gain.

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Saoirse Ronan has recalled her sadness over Ryan Gosling getting cut from The Lovely Bones. Gosling was originally set to play her character's father Jack Salmon in the 2009 film, based on Alice Sebold's hit novel of the same name.