'Girl using the Dragon Tattoo's' Rooney Mara Softens Up for Style Cover

Style/Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott Rooney Mara, the star of David Fincher's The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo, is around the cover from the November Style having a fascinating profile by Jonathan Van Meter. Perfect timing to publicize her much-anticipated film (as though it needed more hype) that opens 12 ,. 21. Van Meter notes that Mara arrived negligence Lisbeth Salander that is "perhaps probably the most coveted roles to have an actress since Gone using the Wind, additionally a shrewd complicated hard to love heroine able to slaying a guy." The role is the most career-making or breaking. VIDEO: The Lady Using The Dragon Tatto's Difficulties: Rooney Mara is Place-On as Lisbeth Salander Fans of Steig Larsson's books as well as the initial film starring Noomi Rapace will be watching cautiously to ascertain if Mara's performance meets or beats Rapace's. In Style, Fincher confesses he knows he's walking on other occasions's foot prints. But he describes, "I'm a contrarian by character, so that all it will is cause me to feel wish to take real risks. I'm like, 'If we're not on the ledge juggling chain saws, only then do we do ourselves an enormous injustice.' " The author cannot help but spot the mentor-student electricity between Mara and Fincher, who also labored together around the Social Networking (she was around the looking for only four days). Difficulties, who plays crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, has additionally observed their strangely insync working relationship and states, "It's f---ing strange!" Fincher informs Style that initially considered Scarlett Johansson for that role. He states she gave an excellent audition but he didn't cast her because "The one thing with Scarlett is, you cannot watch for her to consider her clothes off. I keep attempting to explain this, Salander ought to be like E.T." PHOTOS: 'Girl using the Dragon Tattoo': Images of Difficulties, Rooney Mara No question that Rooney's Salander is otherworldly searching. There's also no question that Mara is going to be this award season's best 'Get' for designers. Style has outfitted her in certain elegant gowns (Marchesa, Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Bottega Veneta) that soften up her E.T.esque Salander look. And often will she bring the punky Salander stye around the award season red-colored carpets to assist promote the film? Or understate it to hammer home the transformation and her acting capabilities? Mara's Elisbeth Salandar makeup ended by Pat McGrath and costumes were produced by Trish Summerville. Rocker hairstylist D'Anilo cut her hair, shaved the edges, bleached her eye brows and dyed her hair black. All-in-one sitting. Mara confesses the eyebrows were the greatest shock. Almost as much ast these were for Saorise Ronan, who needed to have hers bleached on her role in Hanna this past year and told FASHTrack, "I had been travelling Berlin feeling like I'd no face." View more photos and browse much more about Mara, Fincher and also the film here. Rooney Mara Scarlett Johansson David Fincher Red-colored Carpet The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo Noomi Rapace