Rooney Mara in Vogue (November '11)

Looking forward to seeing Rooney Mara play Lisbeth Salandar in December.

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - US Trailer

FINALLY, the US trailer. Phew, it seems that Hollywood has managed not to butcher the magic of Girl. It looks delightfully badass. Loving Karen O & Trent Reznor's creeptastic rendition of the Immigrant Song. On a side-note, one of the reasons I am rooting for the continued popularity of this book/movie series is because I hope 'Lisbeth' becomes a well-known name. It would be a massive relief if people mistook my name for Lisbeth -- versus Elizabeth, Ellespeth, Elsmeth, Alice, ElseWHAT?!

Rooney Mara: The (American) Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

I've been skeptical of Rooney Mara playing the new Lisbeth Salander in Hollywood's take on the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo -- though I'll admit it's mostly due to aesthetics. But after seeing these latest images from this month's W Magazine, I'm pleasantly surprised that Hollywood seems to have retained Lisbeth's badass factor & hasn't overly femmed up the role.


Of course, I'm still partial to Sweden's Noomi Rapace (side-by-side 'hawk comparison).