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[–] Otto- ago  (edited ago)

So I wanted to share a small anecdote I heard over 5 years ago, long before I had any knowledge of the trade. Not really related, and it only seems off to me now, but you all know The Lovely Bones, right? A 2009 film, based on a fiction book, set in the 70s about a young girl who was kidnapped, raped and killed by a local paedophile, and the story of the protagonist in the afterlife. A weird interest for me since I've never actually seen it, but I could tell you a lot about behind the scenes and the co-stars involved. Because it was an international co-production between the US, UK and NZ, it was labelled under DreamWorks despite Steven Spielberg having no other involvement (exec produc). Here is a clip of the moment I'm referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSOSekoUP6c


Starts at 00:52. Spielberg makes an unexpected visit to the production set early on, and director Peter Jackson talks about how he probably interrupted the focus of the cast by his appearance: "Steven came to visit, which I think was a little difficult for the actors; they didn't know he was coming and um... threw them for a little while. - Things just didn't really click, and Steven was sitting there watching... it not click (chuckles)."


I have no reason to suspect anybody in the cast or crew; Stanley Tucci was notably very reluctant and uncomfortable with playing the villain, his personality and interest in other projects like Spotlight lead me to believe in his good character. And Saoirse Ronan is a girl I've known a lot about for ages, she was brought up by very well-meaning, very protective and level-headed Irish family of Catholic background. They never bought into the materialistic thing and were always standing by the set with their daughter, on every one of her jobs. But something about it now makes me think maybe Steven had an interest in the subject matter more than he should've. All speculation, of course. Who wouldn't be thrown off-key by a renowned director? But it's just something that strikes me as odd now.