Very often, films of no less successful literary works become really successful films. A vivid example is the drama Cute Bones. Actors and characters, the history of the painting will become the focus of our article.
Matching book and movie
The novel of the same name by a little-known author Alice Sibold was released back in 2002. He would have gone unnoticed if the leading film companies of Hollywood did not take up the transfer of history to the screen. Moreover, a veteran of a dreamland sat in the director’s chair - Peter Jackson, whose previous work “King Kong” had shown itself worthily. The director, who presented the audience with The Lord of the Rings, set the bar high. According to the main “skeleton” of the book original, the film adaptation required fantasy, personality-family aspects. In the picture “Cute Bones”, actors performing key characters were personally selected by Jackson. Basically, the plot revolves around one family experiencing the loss of a daughter. In addition, several minor characters appear in the film.
Components of success
At one time, “Cute Bones” became a bestseller. With the release of the film adaptation, the popularity of the novel doubled. The creators took full responsibility for the production of the picture: they chose the American outback as the location, built the scenery used for field shooting. A budget of 65 million (by the way, fees exceeded 93 million) demanded the opposite result, which was the dizzying success of the drama Cute Bones. Actors who got complex emotional images did their bit: according to some critics, it was on a carefully selected cast that the film became the leader of the rental in the first half of 2010.
Top Screen Faces
The role of the main character Susie Salmon was not the first in the career of Saoirse Ronan. The young actress was not present at the samples in person, but pre-sent an audio recording. The producers, including Peter Jackson, were pleased.
Native American, Saoirse made her debut in the comedy melodrama “I Will Never Be Yours”, although she received her first recognition thanks to the fantasy “City of Amber”. In 2013, Ronan appeared in the film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s novel “The Guest”, and later appeared in the military drama “How I Love Now”.
Saoirse Ronan's track record includes several hit films. However, according to her fans, one of the most memorable film works is Lovely Bones.
Actors acting as Susie's parents do not need to be introduced. The writer Alice Sibold made a request that the star of the teenage girl play the mother, but the producers did not agree with this - the image of Abigail Salmon, who is experiencing a personal tragedy, was embodied by Rachel Weisz. The British actress, an Oscar nominee, became famous thanks to the film The Mummy. During her career, she also tried herself as a comedic actress, but most often she gets dramatic images.
Male actors of the movie Cute Bones
Initially, the role of Susie's father was approved by Ryan Gosling. The viewer will never know how this character would turn out, since the news about the retirement of the actor from the project came to the film crew a day before the work on the picture began. According to official information, creative disagreements between the star of the “Diary of Memory” and the team of producers forced the picture to leave.
We can safely say that at that time Mark Wahlberg , who took the place of Gosling, was considered a veteran of the country of dreams at that time. As an actor, he began in the mid-90s, and in more modern times he was remembered for his paintings “Rock Star” and “Planet of the Apes”. Today, he often appears in crime films or films in the action genre.
The role of the maniac who killed Suzy was played by Stanley Tucci. The image of Mr. Harvey turned out to be unusual, since this actor mainly agrees to the role of goodies. He began his career with a small role in the comedy “Who Is This Girl?”, Which became the debut for Madonna. Stanley Tucci was remembered for the films “Captain America: The First Avenger”, “Percy Jackson”, “The Hunger Games”.
Lovely Bones: actors and supporting roles
The cast would not have been so memorable without Susan Sarandon. She got the image of an eccentric grandmother of the family named Lynn, a lover of the bottle. After Susie disappeared, it was Lynn who became the au pair and the person who should glue the broken cup of family happiness. Sarandon herself warmly recalls the shooting, because they gave her the opportunity to feel younger for several years.