Ryan Gosling’s The Lovely Bones stint? Yeah, that didn’t happen—and it’s all because of a wild 60-pound weight gain that didn’t sit right with director Peter Jackson.

Saoirse Ronan recently appeared on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast and remembered the dramatic casting switch that occurred during the making of Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." The director originally cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Ronan's protagonist,

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 is revealing her true feelings about Ryan Gosling’s firing from her 2009 thriller The Lovely Bones. Gosling was originally cast to play her dad in the film, but was let go the day filming was to start and replaced by Mark Wahlberg.

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.