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It’s official, Sony has announced that they’ve signed Rooney Mara (who can be seen in the upcoming Facebook biopic, The Social Network) to play Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire & The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.David Fincher, the director for the Hollywood versions, recently directed Mara in The Social Network. So while she’s a relative unknown to most of us, she isn’t completely foreign to him.
And speaking of foreign, rumor has it that Fincher wants all of the actors to speak with Swedish accents—which begs the questions once AGAIN, what is the point of doing a remake of our fabulous Swedish versions?
In other casting news, Robin Wright, has been cast as Erika Berger—which begs the other question, why would Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) stray from someone as beautiful and brilliant as Robin Wright?
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Why such a ridiculous question?
(In other casting news, Robin Wright, has been cast as Erika Berger—which begs the other question, why would Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) stray from someone as beautiful and brilliant as Robin Wright?)
If you read the books you would know that Berger is married to someone else and Blomkvist is not attached to any one woman so he does not stray. Please be more informed of the subject matter before you make silly assumptions about.
Unbelieveably bad casting and a huge waste of money! A short Brit with pouty lips as Blomkvist? Stellan Skarsgard as Martin Vanger and not as Blomkvist? Robin Wright as the assertive Berger? Anorexic American Princess as Lisbeth? This actress looks like a Hollywood central casting heroine addict. The only resemblance to Lisbeth Salander is that her dippy name rhymes with NOOMI.
If Skarsgard were to have been cast in the lead role, I might get that.
But this is Hollywood excess and lack of imagination at it’s glossy best.
Agree with Tristan – dreadful casting. If you want to know what Michael Blomkvist looks like take a peek at Steig Larsson – Blomkvist is Larsson’s fantasy self – he’s not the chisseled hard man that Daniel Craig specialises in. He’s brave but not tough.
This could all go horribly wrong.