Film editing took ten weeks, while post-production, music mixing, and visual effects took several months. Principal photography was shot in Auckland, New Zealand within sixty days. Production began in February 2006, and the film was finished by November. When he asked her if he could write a screenplay of it, she agreed because of his ability as a playwright. Screenwriter David Paterson is Katherine Paterson's son, and the novel is based on parts of his childhood. It tells the story of Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke, twelve-year-old neighbors who create a fantasy world called Terabithia and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house. It stars Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, and Zooey Deschanel. The film is distributed by Walt Disney Pictures in the US. It stars Josh Hutcherson as Jess Aarons and AnnaSophia Robb as Leslie Burke. Source Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 coming of age fantasy drama film distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media based on the novel by Katherine Paterson.
