However, the actress adds that she thought the reasons why the actor and director Peter Jackson parted ways on the 2009 film were "totally valid."

Saoirse Ronan recently appeared on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast and remembered the dramatic casting switch that occurred during the making of Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." The director originally cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Ronan's protagonist,

Saoirse Ronan is reflecting on Ryan Gosling getting cut from Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones and getting replaced with Mark Wahlberg. In a new interview, Ronan opened up about when Gosling was let go from the supernatural film based on Alic Sebold’s 2002 novel of the same name.

Ryan Gosling was originally cast as the father of Saoirse Ronan's character in the 2009 movie The Lovely Bones, but he departed the project and was replaced by Mark Wahlberg

Based on the novel of the same name, The Lovely Bones stars Saoirse as 14-year-old Susie Salmon. Susie gets brutally murdered, and throughout the film, she watches from purgatory as her grief-stricken family grapples with her death.

Saoirse Ronan is revealing her true feelings about Ryan Gosling’s firing from her 2009 thriller The Lovely Bones. Gosling was originally cast to play her dad in the film, but was let go the day filming was to start and replaced by Mark Wahlberg.

Saoirse Ronan recently shared insights on the last-minute casting change in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones'. Originally cast as the father, Ryan Gosling was replaced by Mark Wahlberg days before shooting began due to creative differences over Gosling’s weight gain.

Gosling had originally been cast to star opposite Ronan in the 2009 fantasy thriller before he was replaced by Mark Wahlberg

Actress Saoirse Ronan (14 at the time) sheds light on Ryan Gosling's abrupt firing from 'The Lovely Bones' and their eventual collaboration.