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Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh plan to bring the grim saga "The Lovely Bones" to the big screen in 2007 after they have finished their current work on the remake of "King Kong," reports CNN. The pair reached into their own pockets to option the feature film rights to Alice Sebold's debut novel from Britain's FilmFour movie production company, and will start adapting the screenplay with their "Rings" partner Philippa Boyens next January. The project will be shopped to studios once the script is finished and Jackson has worked out a budget. "The Lovely Bones," a bestseller published in 2002, is narrated from heaven by a 14-year-old girl who has been raped and murdered, and looks down on the people left behind to deal with the tragedy. "It's the best kind of fantasy in that it has a lot to say about the real world. You have an experience when you read the book that is unlike any other. I don't want the tone or the mood to be different or lost in the film." says Jackson who will both produce & direct. Thanks to 'Vick'.

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