February 14, 2025 8:08 pm

Saoirse Ronan Dishes on Ryan Gosling Being Fired from The Lovely Bones
Saoirse Ronan Dishes on Ryan Gosling Being Fired from The Lovely Bones

Saoirse Ronan Dishes on Ryan Gosling Being Fired from The Lovely Bones

Saoirse Ronan, the Academy Award-nominated actor in films like Lady Bird, Brooklyn and Little Women, remembers when a very prominent actor was fired days before shooting started on her thriller film, The Lovely Bones. As originally planned, Ryan Gosling would play Ronan’s father in the film (despite just a 14-year difference and Gosling being 27), but director Peter Jackson made the abrupt decision to fire Gosling from the movie. Why? An unexpected decision related to… method acting?

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​The Lovely Bones star Saoirse Ronan shares what it was like to lose Ryan Gosling as a dad in the film after Peter Jackson fired him. Read More