TNgemva kokubuyekeza kwakhe okukhulu kwe-King Kong, umenzi wefilimu waseNew Zealand uPeter Jackson usevele unomsebenzi omusha. Okusha okuvela kumqondisi we-Lord of the Rings trilogy ukuguqulwa kwe-Lovely Bones ethengiswa kakhulu ka-Alice Sebold, indaba emnandi eyadayisa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyishumi e-United States ngemva kokushicilelwa kwayo ngo-2002 futhi yawina i-Book of the Year. Umklomelo ovela ku-American Booksellers Association.
Ukukhiqizwa kwefilimu, isabelomali sayo esivele silinganiselwa cishe ku-$ 70 million, kuzokwenziwa yi-Dreamworks, ephumelele ibhidi eliqinile lapho u-Warner Bros., u-Sony kanye no-Universal nabo bebambe iqhaza. U-Peter Jackson ngokwakhe uzobe ebhala lo mbhalo, kanye nabahleli bakhe abavamile u-Philippa Boyens no-Fran Walsh.
Umlingiswa oyinhloko we-Lovely Bones intombazane eneminyaka engu-14 ubudala eyadlwengulwa futhi yabulawa, futhi ixoxa indaba yayo isezulwini. Ukusuka lapho, ubheka umthelela ukufa kwakhe okube nawo emndenini wakhe, alandele ezinyathelweni zombulali, obonakala ekulungele ukuphinda enze okuthile. USteven Spielberg, umongameli we-Dreamworks, uzwakalise ukwaneliseka kwakhe ngalesi sivumelwano.
