The most coveted female lead of the decade has been given to relative newcomer Rooney Mara! The 25-year-old actress will play the role of badass computer hacker loner Lisbeth Salander in the U.S. remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo based on the worldwide best-selling thriller by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. The movie is the first of three in Larsson’s “Millenium Trilogy” to be followed by The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.
Director David Fincher had said he hopes to cast an “unknown” in the role and that’s essentially what he has done by bringing Rooney Mara on board. The petite brunette is the younger sister of actress Kate Mara and her limited resume includes roles alongside Emma Roberts in Dare and The Winning Season, a supporting role in Michale Cera’s Youth In Revolt, the lead of Nancy Holbrook in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street and she will be in the upcoming film The Social Network about the founding of Facebook starring as Mark Zuckerberg’s girlfriend (who breaks up with him, motivating him to start Facebook).
Rooney Mara at the Premiere of Youth In Revolt 2010
(Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
Most of what I have seen of Mara, including her “tough girl” role in A Nightmare On Elm Street, is a delicate and pretty young girl so I have to admit I’m a bit worried. But, this is a HUGE project and I have to assume that her audition was impressive 🙂 Similar things were being said about actress Noomi Rapace when she was cast in the Swedish version of the film and she crushed the doubters with a tour de force performance that left critics’ jaws on the theater floor. I will remain optimistic that Rooney will do the same!
Until then, let’s soak up some more of her prettiness with lots of red carpet and event pictures from the last couple of years. I’ll toss in a Nightmare screen capture or two for a little bit of somber Lisbethean darkness…
Rooney Mara at the Premiere of A Nightmare On Elm Street held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on April 27, 2010. (Photo: Byron Purvis/AdMedia)
Rooney Mara at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Youth In Revolt in Toronto, Canada on September 15, 2009. (Photo: UPI /Christine Chew via Newscom)
Rooney Mara at the ‘Tanner Hall’ screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at Isabel Bader Theatre on September 14, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo: Malcolm Taylor/Getty Images)
Rooney Mara attends the screening of Dare held at the Racquet Club Theatre during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2009 in Park City, Utah. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Rooney Mara at the Sundance 2009 (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Actress Rooney Mara of the film The Winning Season poses for a portrait at the Film Lounge Media Center during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2009 in Park City, Utah. (Photo: Matt Carr/Getty Images)
Rooney Mara poses for another portrait at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo: Matt Carr/Getty Images)
Rooney Mara attends the Kenneth Cole Black & Gen Art party held at Greenhouse at The Sky Lodge during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2009 in Park City, Utah. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Rooney Mara as Nancy Holbrook in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street
Another image of Rooney Mara from A Nightmare On Elm Street
Top Photo: Rooney Mara attends the premiere of A Nightmare On Elm Street held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, on April 27, 2010. Credit: Michael Germana / Star Max Photo via Newscom
