Tatiana Maslany And Rooney Mara Testing For STAR WARS Spin-Off Lead Role

The Hollywood Reporter is giving us our first casting news concerning Gareth Edwards' (Godzilla, Monsters) untitled Star Wars spin-off. Actresses Tatiana Maslany and Rooney Mara are testing for the unnamed female lead in the film.

The film is said to focus on a crack team of bounty hunters gathering intel and blueprints of the Death Star. This has been our first hint that lead could be a female character.

It's release date has been set for December 15th, 2016 and production is expected to start-up very soon as reflected by this casting news. The script was provided by Gary Whitta (Walking Dead, Book of Eli) and is said to be getting rewrites from Simon Kinberg (Fantastic Four, Rebels, X-Men Days of Future Past).

Tatiana is best known for her well received series Orphan Black where she plays multiple roles in the show which is reason for her direct praise. She also was in the running for the Sarah Connor role in Terminator: Genisys losing out to Games of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke .



Rooney Mara recently broke-out thanks to her Oscar nominated role in David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.



They also mention that Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Like Crazy) is also on a wish-list but won't be testing as of yet.

Another bit of info that has come out is that Simon Kinberg and Lawrence Kasdan have indeed worked together on the script for Josh Trank's (Fantastic Four, Chronicle) other Star Wars spin-off movie.

Trank's film might actually turnout to be that Boba Fett film we've been hearing Kasdan had been writing. Then again, Gareth's film is said to focus on bounty hunters.

SOURCE: THR

Dominic Cooper Could Join Noomi Rapace And Colin Farrell In 'DEAD MAN DOWN'

Variety reports that British actor Dominic Cooper (Captain America, Devil's Double, Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) is now in talks to join gangster flick Dead Man Down. The film from director Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) re-teams him with Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (Sherlock Holmes 2, Prometheus) and stars Colin Farrell (Total Recall, Fright Night). It focuses on a man  (Farrell) that infiltrates a gang to seek revenge for the murder of his family leading him to meet a woman (Rapace) who has similar intentions.

David Fincher's Dragon Tattoo Remake Trailer Coming June 2nd

It looks like France and Sweden are already enjoying the first footage from David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Sony has released a Red-Band trailer in those countries for the remake which stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. There is word that Sony will release a domestic trailer on June 2nd.

Steve Zaillian Currently Writing The Girl Who Played With Fire But Will It Be Next For Fincher?

Deadline reports that Steve Zaillian (Schindler's List, Gangs of New York) is currently writing the script for the second film in the Millennium trilogy for director David Fincher. Zaillian is an accomplished writer who is also currently working on The Red Riding Trilogy remakes and the new gangster flick The Irishman for Martin Scorsese.

This gives the impression production could be moving quickly on the second installment. There had been talk that the final two films in the trilogy The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest would be shot back to back. It would make sense to shoot the two films at once to save money on production costs along with being able to keep the in-demand Daniel Craig in the lead role.

The same story brings up a new project for Fincher which has Sony looking to him to direct their new Cleopatra film which has Angelina Jolie attached in the lead. It's unlikely as it could end up conflicting with Disney's 20, 000 Leagues Under The Sea: Captain Nemo which Fincher has been involved with for a while now.

Fincher is in a unique position where he can make a passion project over a commercial studio project like Captain Nemo or Cleopatra. I wouldn't rule out Fincher moving forward with Fire and Hornet's Nest before jumping into these effects heavy and time consuming blockbusters. As the turn around time for post-production on the Millennium films would be minimal as everything is in camera and special effects would be limited.

FIRST LOOK: Rooney Mara As Lisbeth Salander

Trent Reznor Scoring Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

SlashFilm reports that Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor will score David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Reznor previously worked on Fincher's Social Network which was beyond powerful. He states he's worked on the film for six weeks and the music will be different from The Social Network. I expect since Lisabeth Slander is an industrial punk hacker it could be more influenced by electronic and punk pieces. The type of music Nine Inch Nails was known for in the 90's.

Christopher Plummer & Joley Richardson Join Dragon Tattoo

ThePlaylist uncovered an interview with David Fincher where he reveals new cast members which include Joley Richrdson (Nip/Tuck, The Patriot), Steven Berkoff (Beverly Hills Cop, The Tourist) and Swedish actor David Dencik. Hollywood Reporter stated that Christopher Plummer has also joined the film. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is based on the novel by Stieg Larsson which stars Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara (Social Network), Robin Wright and Stellan Skarsgard.

Rooney Mara Is Lizbeth In Fincher's Dragon Tattoo

Rooney Mara (Social Network) has been cast as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the first in a trilogy. She will star alongside Daniel Craig in the film which starts production in Sweden soon.

Robin Wright & Stellan Skarsgård In Talks For Dragon Tattoo

Deadline and Variety report that both Robin Wright and Stellan Skarsgård are in talks to star alongside Daniel Craig in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Daniel Craig Officially Joins Dragon Tattoo & Will Be Shot In Sweden?

Deadline reports that Daniel Craig has officially signed on to play Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Craig would most likely be also committed to the next two sequels which are rumored to be shooting back to back. The coolest aspect is the talk that Craig is working on his Swedish accent as the film will be shooting in Sweden where the novels are set. It's unknown if Lisbeth will also be Swedish but it sounds like David Fincher knows what he's doing with the film.

More Actresses In The Running For Dragon Tattoo

With David Fincher locked in to direct and Daniel Craig starring as the film's male lead. It seems like the real hunt is for the perfect Lisbeth. We've previously heard actresses such as Carey Mulligan, Ellen Page and Mia Wasikowska have been in talks.


Now Deadline reports that Sony is looking at Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), Rooney Mara (Social Network) and French actress Lea Seydoux (Inglourious Basterds, Robin Hood) according to Showbiz411 are the newest candidates.