Ryan Gosling reportedly gained substantial weight for his planned role in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of *The Lovely Bones*, believing the grieving father he was due to play would cope through overeating. The decision ultimately contributed to his departure from the project, illustrating how differing views of a character can disrupt a major production before filming begins.

Gosling was cast in 2007 as Jack Salmon, the father of a murdered girl, and said he had imagined the character at about 210 pounds; he gained roughly 60 pounds without first discussing it with Jackson. The director reportedly had a different physical image for the role, and Gosling was replaced by Mark Wahlberg shortly before production.