30-Second Sneak Preview Of Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones
Entertainment Tonight will be premiering the first trailer for Peter Jackson's big screen adaptation of The Lovely Bones on Tuesday, August 4th. The trailer will be attached to Julie & Julia, which hits theaters this Friday. On Monday, ET ran one of those 30-second first look sneak previews, complete with loud blabbering annoying voice over. If it wasn't an anticipated film, I'd tell you to skip it, but I just got done watching it three times in a row.
The preview gives you a first look at the very surreal look of "heaven," which doesn't look much like the heaven we normally imagine. While at Comic-Con, I had the opportunity to see an extended trailer/promo reel that was put together for studio people and exhibitors. Unfortunately, I screened the trailer on the hectic first day of Comic Con, in-between seeing District 9 and running to a screening of Ninja Assassin, and really don't remember much about it — other than the footage looked beautiful.
Or you can watch the 30-second preview in High Definition on YouTube thanks to TheMovieBox.
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson & Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, "The Lovely Bones" centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan. The Lovely Bones hits theaters on December 11th 2009.