2012 Oscar nominees supposedly “out of character”

| o | - Michelle Williams, Santa Claus and Berenice Bejo

The Academy has uploaded a great gallery of the 20 acting nominees, shot by photographer Douglas Kirkland. Check it out here – “Out of Character: Portraits of This Year’s Acting Nominees” [via indiewire]

Not sure how exactly they’re out of character… How do we know that Rooney Mara wasn’t being a cranky know-it-all bitch to everyone just like Lisbeth?

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Lisbeth fanboy and Salander newbie consensus rating - ★★★½

David Fincher’s take on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy has been hotly anticipated for the best part of a year.

The first part of the series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, arrived in cinemas both sides of the pond over Christmas and, while it has only done “OK “at the box office, you have to remember that this is a 158minute R-rated film. Two factors which still has a huge impact on how a property is marketed and exhibited in the U.S. Despite this, Sony is pressing ahead with the trilogy with the second book in the series, The Girl who played with Fire, scheduled for release in late 2013.

With Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig and most of the principal cast reportedly signed up for three films, the only question now is over David Fincher’s involvement. It would come as no great surprise to see him step aside and take on an Executive Producer role as you get the impression that he’s not really bothered “playing the game” with the studios any more than he has to these days.

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