Yesterday I featured the preview footage for Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon.

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 trailer itself is not what I expected at all, where I thought the trailer would play heavily on fact that the subject matter is actually a very tragic story and we’d end up with a very mushy, depressing clip. The trailer however seems to err more towards the dramatic – making for a very promising looking film! Check out the official trailer courtesy of Apple here!