Variety May 17, 2026 • 17:06

Ryan Gosling Was Fired From ‘Lovely Bones’ After Gaining 60 Pounds. Peter Jackson Now Speaks Out: ‘Anytime We Recast an Actor, It’s Actually Our Fault’ - Variety

By Zack Sharf

Ryan Gosling Was Fired From ‘Lovely Bones’ After Gaining 60 Pounds. Peter Jackson Now Speaks Out: ‘Anytime We Recast an Actor, It’s Actually Our Fault’ - Variety

Peter Jackson spoke at the Cannes Film Festival about firing Ryan Gosling from 'The Lovely Bones' after the gained put on 60 pounds of weight.

Peter Jackson is finally weighing in on Ryan Gosling‘s infamous recasting in “The Lonely Bones,” the director’s 2009 adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel. Gosling was originally cast as the father of S… [+2774 chars]

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