Stanley Tucci on his ‘Lovely Bones’ character: “Finding that person was not pleasent”

Screenplay: ‘The Lovely Bones’

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Stanley Tucci on ‘The Lovely Bones’ and working Meryl Streep

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The Wall Street Journal: How did you decide to take on this part of a rapist and murderer?

Mr. Tucci: I really trusted Peter [Jackson] and his wife, Fran. In the original draft of the script that I read, that scene was more graphic. In the film, everything is left to your imagination, which is how it should be— it makes everything so much more scary and more interesting. Also, much of the movie was shooting in Pennsylvania, so I knew I could take a train and commute home to see my family [in upstate New York]. I also brought my family when we shot in New Zealand. I don’t think I could have done the part if I had been by myself.

Even though Saoirse Ronan [who plays the young girl] is a professional actor, did you have to gauge how much you could push her emotionally?

Yes, because it’s scary material and she’s a kid. As a parent, after every take, I’d ask her if she was OK, and she would do the same thing to me. I begged Pete to shoot in one day, but we ended up needing a day and a half. And it was at the end of the shoot, so I had to wait five months to shoot it. Once it was done, I felt so free. I like to joke a lot, and I think it’s vital for something like this.

You shot “Julie & Julia” immediately after this film, which must have been a relief.

That film was the antidote to this one, and was exactly what I needed to do. I stayed at home, worked with Meryl, laughed a ton and made martinis every night. We’re like two children together and laugh all the time, which is why we get along so well. Plus, she’s completely fearless as an actress.

In the spring, you’ll be making your debut as a theater director on “Lend Me a Tenor.” How did the project come about?

I’ve done plays all my life and the Araca Group, the guys who did “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” [with Mr. Tucci in 2002], have been after me to do another, but I couldn’t. I have three little kids and that play almost killed me. I hate the schedule and I don’t believe in eight shows a week. But directing is different. And this play is hilarious. All of the cheap gags that you find in farces are in this one farce. I would go crazy just being an actor. That’s why I started writing and directing. I don’t like being at the mercy of people I don’t like or trust.

Clip: ‘The Lovely Bones’

Here’s a clip from Peter Jackson‘s upcoming film, The Lovely Bones.

In this scene, Stanley Tucci has his first encounter with Michael Imperioli.

Synopsis: 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.