Oh fuck off, the movie should be in Swedish then! Fictional characters! Played by actors!

‘ But first thing’s first. Lisbeth is Scandi and white! That’s how Larsson wrote the character and the filmmakers since, have respected.’ Rooney Mara is American with Irish and German ancestry, so according to your strict definitions she wasn’t appropriate either.

Lisbeth is a bad-ass hacker who can’t stand the injustice in the world, specially when it comes to the way women are treated. she is a much more rich & complex character than simply a girl with daddy issues (btw i think she couldn’t care less about having a dad in her life)

If you want to see Lisbeth Salander in an adaptation that rigidly adheres to the source material, you already have four movies that have done just that.

I completely agree, but only on the condition that you are the sole author of the material.

The idea of adaptation is tricky, because you are using someone else’s story and characters. In this case, Larson(the author of the original trilogy of books for those that don’t know) created a skinny, white, androgynous, tattooed hacker.

I don’t think its unreasonable of me to state that fact. Whether or not you think it should be changed, and the part should be played by any race is obviously up to you.

To go back to my original point in my first post, I was simply trying to illuminate that some of the actors that were nominated by Playlist just aren’t psychologically plausible. It’s a very nice thought to think that any actor, of any gender or race is fit to play any part, but it simply isn’t true. Casting is paramount. Fincher got it spot on with Mara. I can only hope that Fede Alverez gets a chance to do the same.

(Side note: Sweden has seen a huge surge in immigration in the last ten years, particularly from the middle east; Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Syria and assimilation has not always been easy for them. So if anything, and if the filmmakers do stay in Stockholm and Sweden, then an actress from those countries would be far more appropriate).

I get your point but I think it’s a tabu to be broken. Characters should be played by any race regardless the original material. That would open many doors without destroying the story.

I would love Rinko Kikuchi to do this, she is an actress in need of a powerful lead role. Her work in Babel is for the ages.

Ability to perform should be just as important if not more (much more) a factor to faithfulness than resemblance. Good characters are more than the adjectives used to describe their appearance. Thus far, whatever those actresses could bring to the role can’t be discussed because of the writer’s so-called “ideology.”

SlamAdams,

I’m not discounting any merit of talent based on physical resemblance – but I do think one has to be faithful to the material and the character that Larson has written.

On a side note, Rinko Kikuchi would have made a superb Major in the live action ‘Ghost in the Shell’

Peace.

I can’t think of something less “neutral, even-handed, or truthful” then discounting the merits of talent based on physical resemblance.

Rapace did a much better job than Mara.

They do not, repeat, do not, have to represent your racial, cultural, and political ideology.

So, when we come this rather silly, but fun idea – 11 actresses that could play Salander – I’ll indulge you and play along. But first thing’s first. Lisbeth is Scandi and white! That’s how Larsson wrote the character and the filmmakers since, have respected. Now, guys – that kind of rules out a third of the actresses you’ve nominated. And as much as I love and admire their work, they are not right!

I think you need to be very careful about nominating a Japanese, a half cast, and a black woman when the character you’re referring to is none of those things. Now, you might be thinking, what if they were to change the character to a person of colour? (Which Hollywood would never do btw) But if you do this, you must surely know that she is not Lisbeth Salander anymore, but a projection of your racial, cultural, and political ideology. I guess what I’m trying to say is, please, please, please think for a second before posting such a silly article. I will reiterate that I love your site and your commitment to cinema, but please, please, please be truthful to the material that you’re so passionate about.

Peace.

P.S. I’m not sure any of those actresses can top Mara’s beautifully nuanced performance, capturing so delicately, the skinny, pale, androgynous girl that just wants a dad in her life. I guess if I had to pick one, it would be Vikander, but I doubt she’ll do it now with Raider on her bucket list.