The official site for “The Social Network” has launched and it is chock full of so many new goodies from the movie!! To start, here’s several new stills of Rooney as Erica and a gorgeous promotional photoshoot. Have I mentioned how much I can’t wait for this movie?!

003 x Movie Images – The Social Network: Promotional Stills

008 x Movie Images – The Social Network: Promotional Photoshoot

Here’s two new pictures of Rooney on the set of “Tanner Hall”, thanks once again to William!

002 x Movie Images – Tanner Hall: On the Set

In related “Tanner Hall” news, Moving Pictures has removed “Tanner Hall” from its listed films page. This might mean “Tanner Hall” is no longer with the indie distribution company, which could delay our getting to see it even more. Hopefully they have something else lined up, perhaps with Rooney’s rising fame it’ll be a little easier!

The very first couple of reviews are out for “The Social Network”, and it’s the kind of praise not very many movies get. Remember to catch the movie when it comes out on October 1. Can’t freakin’ wait!!!

First Peter Travers of Rolling Stone:

Scott Foundas of Film Comment concurs:

Revenge of the Nerd
The misanthropic soul at the heart of The Social Network, David Fincher’s 21st-century moral tale

It was E.M. Forster, of course, who scripted that immortal, oft-abbreviated imperative: “Only connect, and the beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life to either, will die.” But had Forster lived to see the advent of something like the Internet, would he have been so quick to admonish the life bestial or monastic? As I write this, I am not nor have I ever been a member of those ubiquitous online communities known as Facebook and Twitter, which have separately and together transformed millions of us into the stars of our own reality shows, complete with “friends” and “followers” tuned into our every banal thought or change of mood, and where human popularity is tabulated in numbers as readily as the weekly box-office returns. In my Luddite way, I harbor a healthy suspicion for any technology whose adopters seem more its slaves than its masters. Above all, I cling foolhardily to the belief that the more time-honored methods of human interaction maintain a slight edge over the electronic ones. Indeed, though we may now live in public, we seem to see rather less of one another.

On the other hand, half a billion people can’t be wrong—or, rather, they can, but good luck convincing them of it. A scant seven years into its existence, Facebook is already an inevitability, a cultural axiom. Among other things, it is said to have played a role in rallying America’s youth for the 2008 election (even if some of those youths were actually the fictitious avatars of middle-aged men and women seeking a little masked-ball escapism, or something more sinister). Nor is its reach limited to these shores: recently, Facebook was banned in Pakistan for supposed trespasses against Islam, which is no small achievement for a website that traces its origins back to an Ivy League social misfit’s drunken act of revenge against a girl who spurned him. Like so many historic achievements in arts, letters, and commerce, Facebook was born of a romantic rejection.

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It’s official!!! After weeks of rumors and speculation, Sony has finally announced that Rooney will co-star alongside Daniel Craig in the David Fincher adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, the first of a planned trilogy. I’M SO EXCITED YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

DANIEL CRAIG AND ROONEY MARA
TO STAR IN THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

(Culver City, August 16, 2010) — Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara have been cast in the lead roles of Columbia Pictures’ three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy under the direction of David Fincher. The G…irl With The Dragon Tattoo – the first film of the series, which also includes The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest – begins shooting next month in Sweden. The screenplay is written by Steve Zaillian and the film is being produced by Scott Rudin, Cean Chaffin, Ole Sondberg and Søren Stærmose. Mikael Wallen and Anni Fernandez are executive producers. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is set for worldwide release December 21, 2011.

The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson has been published in 44 countries and has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide thus far. In the U.S. alone, the series has sold over 10 million copies, and the sales were recently calculated at the remarkable rate of one book per second. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has broken sales records in virtually every country in which it has been published. It has sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. and has out-sold any other e-book in that rapidly expanding market. A literary phenomenon, all three books currently sit atop the New York Times Best Seller lists. In describing the scale of Larsson’s achievement, The Economist said: “Stieg Larsson’s vivid characters, the depth of the detail across the three books, the powerfully imaginative plot, and the sheer verve of the writing make the trilogy a masterpiece of its genre.” Michiko Kakutani, of The New York Times, described the Lisbeth character: “Lisbeth Salander, Stieg Larsson’s fierce pixie of a heroine, is one of the most original characters in a thriller to come along in a while – a gamin, Audrey Hepburn look-alike but with tattoos and piercings, the take-no-prisoners attitude of Lara Croft and the cool, unsentimental intellect of Mr. Spock. She is the vulnerable victim turned vigilante; a willfully antisocial girl . . . who has proved herself to be as incandescently proficient as any video game warrior.” The three novels have all become #1 worldwide bestsellers, an achievement unrivaled in trade book publishing.

DAVID FINCHER most recently directed this fall’s much-anticipated The Social Network for Columbia Pictures, which opens in the U.S. on October 1st.

DANIEL CRAIG recently starred in the two highest-grossing films in the James Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. His earlier film roles include Munich, Enduring Love, Layer Cake, The Mother, Road to Perdition, and Some Voices. He has also recently completed filming on Jim Sheridan’s Dream House, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, and Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens.

ROONEY MARA will appear this fall in David Fincher’s The Social Network.

Rooney’s recent movie “A Nightmare on Elm Street” finally has a DVD release date: October 5, 2010. You can pre-order the DVD and/or the Blu-Ray on Amazon now.

Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener’s glove with knives for fingers. One by one, he terrorizes them within their dreams – where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves, they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger. Jackie Earle Haley plays the legendary evildoer in this contemporary reimagining of the seminal horror classic.

Special Features:

• Freddy Krueger Reborn: Dare to Witness How This Stylish Reinvention of a Classic Pays Homage to the Original and Also Gives Fans a Wicked New Scare!
• Maniacle Movie Mode (Blu-ray only)
• Alternate Opening (Blu-ray only)
• Alternate Ending (Blu-ray only)
• Deleted Scene (Blu-ray only)

Finally! Rooney’s movie “The Winning Season”, which premiered at Sundance 2009, finally seems to be moving along. We’ve got an official release date (September 3, 2010), an official website, a poster and a promotional still. Hopefully there’s more to come soon, since the release isn’t far off. Can’t wait to see a real trailer!

001 x Movie Images – The Winning Season: Posters and Promos

001 x Movie Images – The Winning Season: Promotional Stills

Rooney’s rumored new project “Goats”, which was supposed to be shooting right now, seems to be on hold indefinitely due to a financial backer pulling out at the last minute, according to Kevin Kline, who was set to star in the movie.

“Yeah. I was supposed to be doing ["Goats"] right now, but one of the backers pulled out at the last minute, so they’re looking elsewhere for the money. This was a film where I have no idea how to play it. But I thought, that’ll be interesting. He’s a goatherd. I’ve never herded goats. They’re raising the money. Whether or not any of the cast will be available next fall or whenever they get the money is a question to be asked.”

Source: The Playlist

Sucks, but hopefully we will see Rooney in something new soon (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” perhaps??).

This movie looks amazing, and it’s so good to see Rooney again! Stay tuned for HD captures. HD captures are up!

012 x Movie Images – The Social Network: Theatrical Trailer [HD] Captures

Hopefully Rooney will be in attendance!!

According to IMDB, Rooney has signed on to a new feature film titled “Goats”, which co-stars Jason Schwartzman and Kevin Kline. Here is a brief summary of the plot:

Fourteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave his luxurious home in the foothills of Tucson for his freshman year at Gates Academy, an East Coast prep school. This means leaving behind Wendy, his flaky, new age mother and the only real father he has ever known, Goat Man.

No more info about what role Rooney might be playing, etc yet. Rooney did mention that she would be shooting an indie film this summer so perhaps this is it. Will keep you updated with any news!