It’s time to take Carey Mulligan’s name off the list of candidates to play Lisbeth Salander in the upcoming U.S. Read the full post.
Jul 22
2010
06:01 AM ET
'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': Carey Mulligan will not play Lisbeth (EW Exclusive)
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Mia Wasikowska — I had thought this after seeing her in Alice in Wonderland. Glad to see she is in the running now!
I still think Summer Glau would be perfect for this role.
THANK GOD MULLIGAN IS OUT! She isn’t badass looking. I like Jena Mallone, Emily Browning & Evan Rachel Wood. if Kristen Stewart could act..her looks would be a great Lisbeth.
Evan Rachel Wood, intriguing idea.
I think Kristin Bell would be great too — but she needs to go back to her season 1 look on Veronica Mars — more tough.
That’s what I’m saying. Kristen Bell FTW!
Kristen Bell is completely wrong! Have you people read the books at all????
Have you watched the first season of Veronica Mars?
@Ellie: I saw the first episode. Kristen is a talented actress, but she’s not dark enough for a role like this. Even if they change her appearance, I just don’t see it.
No one because America should not be doing their own version. I’m sorry but any other version but the original Swedish is going to suck.
Wow, with that psychic ability, you should play the lottery.
People it’s based on a book not a damn movie so if America want’s to make a movie with American actors so be it!
The actress in the Swedish films isn’t an ingenue, so how about Evangeline Lilly?
Two words…KRISTEN BELL
They have already made an excellent movie.
How about Juliete Lewis?
Michelle Williams all the way. She is petite and is a brilliant actress.
Ooh–interesting! I wanted Mulligan, and the rest of these suggestions don’t ring true to me, but Williams could do it.
Nora Zehetner. Tanya Fischer.
I’d say Allison Scagliotti from Warehouse 13 might be able to pull the role off. Of course, she is playing a similar character that is less intense and more vocal, but I think she can pull it off considering how she was in Drake and Josh.
I think Dakota Fanning could pull this off nicely.
Too Young.
No she wouldn’t. Dakota is too commercial for a film like this. Now her sister, Elle, would fit right in if she were a few years older. I can see her playing young Harriet.
How about Delphine Chanéac from Splice?
OMG that would be awesome i cant wait to see her in more movies and she would be great for Lisbeth!
I read the books after seeing Adventureland. I pictured Kristen Stewart as Lisbeth the whole time. To me, KS has exactly the build and look of Salander.
Me too and I think she could pull of the intensity and emotional range to do it!
Agree with both of you. I don’t see why people are saying that she couldn’t do this. The traits of the character are suited to Kristen perfectly.
She played Joan Jett, for crying out loud. She played a rape victim in Speak. And she plays vulnerability to a T. People need to look beyond Twilight and see what is there.
This sounds really stupid as I type it but I swear that Oprah (see? I said that it sounded stupid!!!) knew that KS would be Salander when they were all on for Eclipse. KS said something about how she knew that she would never be a part of a worldwide book phenomen again. And Oprah said not to say that, that it could happen at least once again. Yep. stupid. Sorry!!!
I like KS in various independent films, but she is overexposed from Twilight.
Her being overexposed has what exactly to do with her acting talent?
wrong…
Kristen Stewart is so untalented.
She always plays the same broody character and has no depth or range.