Ryan Gosling in Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones"

Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson, Fracture) is set to star opposite Rachel Weisz in Peter Jackson's feature adaptation of best-selling tome "The Lovely Bones" for DreamWorks.

Based on Alice Sebold's novel, storyline revolves around a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family--and killer--from heaven. Girl must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Gosling will play the girl's father; Weisz plays the mother.

Jackson will begin lensing in October in Pennsylvania and New Zealand.