David Fincher has finally found his Lisbeth Salander.
Deadline reports that Rooney Mara has won the highly coveted and sought after role in “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,” joining Daniel Craig, Robin Wright and Stellan Skarsgaard, ending a very long and highly publicized casting process.
Mara, who we first reported as being a candidate for the role, beat out a grocery list of big and small names for the part including fellow final candidates Sarah Snook, Sophie Lowe, Léa Seydoux, and a mix of established and lesser known names like Ellen Page, Natalie Portman, Carey Mulligan, Emma Watson, Mia Wasikowska, Emily Browning, Katie Jarvis and apparently a late run at the role by Scarlett Johansson who earlier this morning was reported as being a “shoo-in” for the part (We’re told her last minute test really impressed everyone and almost changed the game, so this report was semi-correct).
Fincher has been campaigning from day one for an unknown in the central role of the film, and prevailed with his vision for the casting. And as for Mara, she definitely seems to have impressed the director by her work in the highly buzzed “The Social Network,” hitting theaters in October.
“The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” is a big priority for Sony and a potential franchise starter with Steve Zaillian already being sought to pen the sequel. Shooting on the film will begin this fall on location in Sweden. The film is already scheduled to hit theaters December 21, 2011.
Scarlett Johansson? As a tiny nearly anorexic gothy girl that likes to fuck shit up?
Hah.
Possibly dumb question, but I'll ask anyway: How tall is Sophie Lowe? I only ask because she seemed well over 5'5" in Beautiful Kate.
Granted, she could just be one of those people who looks taller than they actually are on screen.
There was no proof that Mulligan, Wasikowska, Portman and Watson even auditioned for the role.
Watson's people released a statement saying she never went for the role and wasn't interested in it.
I hate when people write such crap about beating certain people when they never auditioned or were even interested in the role.
Awesome.
Not surprising at all. Kinda seemed like Fincher was gunning for her the whole time. I haven't seen her in anything properly, but there's a really quick shot in The Social Netowrk trailer of her crying that's quite stunning every time I see the trailer. Hopefully that will translate in that film and this one.
well her face is quite angular and she's still reasonably unknown so I think it's a probably a good thing.
I don't understand why Hollywood always feels the need to Americanize everything. The Swedish version of this film is brilliant.
why do they make a hollywood movie?????
there already is a mpvie from last year!!!!!!