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 revealed that Ryan Gosling was supposed to play her father in The Lovely Bones, and she was very upset when he didn't.

It's like sometimes you're just not on the same page." In 2009, a then-14-year-old Saoirse Ronan starred in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones, based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name. Mark Wahlberg played her father,

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.

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

Saoirse Ronan revealed why Ryan Gosling was fired from 'The Lovely Bones' during an appearance on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast.

"I think the reasons why they parted were totally valid," she said of Ryan Gosling departing the 2009 Peter Jackson movie

Gosling had originally been cast to star opposite Ronan in the 2009 fantasy thriller before he was 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.

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