Comments on: New Look At Rooney Mara As Lisbeth Salander In ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’

By: EmilyC

EmilyC — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

i think Lisbeth is a sexual person, yes. and i think the way they portray her sexuality is sexualized in a very… modest and beautiful way. i believe in Rooney. Yeah, Noomi was a GREAT Lisbeth… but i believe so will Rooney.

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

I cant believe people are deeming Rooney Mara unconvincing as Lisbeth. She looks the part EXACTLY. The moment I saw the poster of her I was blown away, I hope her performance is equally matched with the fantastic look she has here.

By: tom

tom — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

I believe in Rooney Mara . And it\’s not like the original was all that great anyway.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

Two month audition process, people. Two month.

How long have you been thinking about the casting, two minutes?

By: TheJones

TheJones — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

Um, Emma Watson was NEVER in consideration for the role. She chopped her hair off only because she wanted a change after wrapping the last Harry Potter film.

By: TimParker

TimParker — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

Rooney will be great, because agreed, Fincher is a top of the line, smart director who knows how to get good performances, and obviously he could have chosen anyone (out of those close enough to resembling) for this role. The person on here who doubts Rooney\’s ability because of her performance in Nightmare on Elm Street? Seriously? Meryl Streep could\’ve been in that movie and sucked horribly–no one is looking for great performances in a movie like that.
And to those who say Noomi Repace was much more Salander-looking, first of all, it\’s the screenwriter and Fincher\’s interpretation of the novel and it\’s fresh in my head, and she looks very accurate. Second, I\’m sick of people bashing English language versions of films and Third, you can\’t think of this as a remake, it\’s simply another filmmaking team\’s vision of another screenwriter\’s adaptation of the same novel.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

Lisbeth didn\’t constantly walk around with an \”I\’ll fuck you up\” stare in the book like Rapace did in the Swedish film. She was described as being a perfect looking victim and vulnerable looking. The people who messed with her never thought she\’d be a threat to them, so I think Mara\’s got the right appearance for this.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

She\’ll be fantastic. Fincher is a far better judge of character than everyone on this board. Myself included.

By: Kevin Klawitter

Kevin Klawitter — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

@Mick:

But Lisbeth isn\’t supposed to be \”sexy\” in the conventional sense. She\’s a sexuAL character, but not sexuaLIZED.

By: cineman

cineman — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

They\’re going to have to boost Daniel Craig role to really to carry the story. Rooney Dead Eyed Mara will suck the oxygen out of this movie.

I hope I\’m wrong, and I do believe in Fincher, but the most shocking nadir of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake was her soulless cardboard performance. So skin-tearingly bad I still have the scars.

By: Mick Nolte

Mick Nolte — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

It would be good if they cast Hollywood’s most famous Swedish stars in the sequels such as Malin Åkerman, Dolph Lundgren, Lena Olin and Max von Sydow.

Rooney Mara looks so ugly and hideous in this movie. There is absolutely nothing sexy about her in this film.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:02:35 +0000

I\’m sorry, but the (over)hype for Mara is ridiculous, as she looks just so horribly unconvincing in any in-costume photo I\’ve seen of her.

There\’s no toughness in her face and she might as well be playing dress-up. Rapace\’s version of the character would eat her alive.