Apple has posted the first trailer to Peter Jackson’s live-action feature, THE LOVELY BONES. Based on a novel by Alice Sebold, the story follows a young girl who views the aftermath of her untimely death and attempts to communicate the slain body’s whereabouts. The cast includes Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Weisz and Saoirse Ronan. The film arrives in theaters on December 11, 2009.

View the trailer here.