THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Soundtrack Pre-Sale and Sampler

Javi here. As I have posted before, I am looking forward to the upcoming David Fincher remake of the original Danish movie based on the book, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. I haven't gotten around to reading the books, and I honestly thought the original movie was all build-up with a horribly paced pay-off. The only highlight was Noomi Rapace as new icon, Lisbeth Salander, and even then she just reminded me of a smarter version of an ex-girlfriend from back in college.

Regardless, we have this new version coming. David Fincher has surprised me as a director as of late, plus I'm very fascinated by the transformation of Rooney Mara, who will now be playing the Lisbeth character. And because it's David Fincher, it is now necessary for Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to be the ones that created the score for this movie. Now, we have full details of the release and even a link for an awesome 6-track sampler. Check them out after the jump.

First pictures of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander.

The name Rooney Mara is not a famous name now, but just like with Noomi Rapace wasn't until she originated the role of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Rooney's fame will soon change.  She is set to star as the headstrong Lisbeth Salander later this year in the American adaptation directed by THE SOCIAL NETWORK's director, David Fincher.

Up until now, we have only seen paparazzi pictures of Roony Mara on set, but now thanks to a great article over at W magazine on David Fincher, his career, and his upcoming adaptation of a beloved film and book franchise, we got our first glimpse at Rooney.  I (Javi), for one, am really excited about this project, since Fincher has created some of my favorite films, and I really hope that he can bring something fresh, new and hopefully better to this pretty over hyped franchise. That fact they decided to change the ending and change parts of the characters makes me hopeful. Plus, the look of this new Lisbeth shows proof that maybe Fincher is heading in a better direction. 

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO comes out December 21, 2011.