CORRECTED - Weisz joins Jackson's "Bones" adaptation

(Corrects spelling of Gardener in final paragraph)

By Tatiana Siegel and Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - English actress Rachel Weisz has signed on to star in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of "The Lovely Bones."

Based on Alice Sebold’s 2002 best-seller, the story is told through the voice of Susie Salmon, a young girl who is murdered but continues to observe her family on Earth after her death. She witnesses the impact of her loss on her loved ones, while her killer skillfully covers his tracks and prepares to murder again.

Weisz will play the mother of the dead girl, a role that Jackson and his writing team of Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh are expanding in their adaptation.

The $80 million picture is scheduled to begin filming in October in Pennsylvania and New Zealand. The DreamWorks project will be distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures.

The film will mark the first teaming of the Academy Award-winning director and the Academy Award-winning actress. Weisz won an Oscar for her supporting role in 2005’s "The Constant Gardener." Jackson won three Oscars for his work on 2003’s "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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