Wow, this would be huge if it turned out to be true!! The Playlist is reporting that Rooney is the “secret” lead contender for the starring role in the highly sought-after “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. It does seem to make sense since it’s a David Fincher film and Rooney is said to be stealing scenes in his “The Social Network”. So exciting, we will keep you upated!!

Between the spammers and legit feedback we do occasionally get some solid tips that filter through… So when a comment appeared from a reader suggesting they had an in on the casting of ‘Dragon Tattoo,’ and mentioning that actress Rooney Mara — who’s got a key role in Fincher’s upcoming “The Social Network,” and was the lead in the recent “Nightmare on Elm Street” — was the frontrunner to play Salander we decided to look into it.

They wrote: “Rooney Mara is the secret lead contender… she steals her scenes in ‘The Social Network’ particularly the opening scene with Jesse Eisenberg. A safe bet for Fincher because this girl has to be in all THREE of the Dragon Tattoo movies…” We took this bit of info and ran Mara’s name up the flagpole with our sources, and they confirmed that the commenter was indeed correct, and she is indeed a contender for the role.

Source: The Playlist