Rooney Mara Picked to Star in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

Rooney Mara will star as Lisbeth Salander along with Daniel Craig in the US adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s phenomenal bestseller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

You might remember Rooney Mara in her star role in the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. Several actresses were considered for the role and it took Sony and director, David Fincher have had a hard time deciding who would fit the complicated female role of Lizbeth Sander.

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is part of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling trilogy which Sony plans on creating movie adaptations for each book.

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