Every hot young actress in Hollywood wants to play the lead in Sony Pictures’ The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. But will director David Fincher cast one of them — or go with an unknown?

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Sony execs insist they’re “nowhere near casting”. But Mulligan, Page, Kristen Stewart, Mia Wasikowska, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Olivia Thirlby, and Scarlett Johannsen are all circling.

You know what I think of Mulligan, Page, and Portman as Lisbeth, but what about the others? Well, about Stewart, I am not convinced about her acting, plus she still has Twilight commitments, meaning she wouldn’t be able to toughen up for the role because… well, then Bella would be all able to kick Edward’s ass. Plus, another series after a series? I don’t think it would be smart as an actress. She should keep it open for a while.

Wasikowska never ever crossed my mind as Lisbeth, she’s so delicate so she would also need to toughen up, and I mean it in the way she needs to gain a little more weight to get some muscle there. But she certainly fits the cute and tiny bill. And please! Keira Knightley is a total pass. WAY too skinny, and she’s not able (according to her) to gain weight, so she wouldn’t be able to get that bad-ass look down. Plus her eyes are dull.

Anne Hathaway is too old, and not the right body type, as is Johansson. Plus, she is known for her curvy body, would she lose that in order to get a bad-ass muscle body? As for Olivia Thirlby, I kinda liked that. She’s not really mainstream… but there’s also the thing about the bad-ass.

And wait for it, wait for it…

On the other hand, they think the male lead does require a star, and the studio is waiting for an answer from Brad Pitt.

Say what? I like Brad and all, but this is exactly what Lainey said would happen.

And well… look at Josh Hutcherson! He’s older now! Wish he’d grown more though…

I’m giddy to find out my Top 4 films of 2010 are in the Top10 xD though that could change. Of course, I’m giddy about Inception… why? Nolan + DiCaprio + Marion Cotillard + Ellen Page + Ken Watanabe + Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Hi, there. I’m already there.

Black Swan? Aronofsky + Natalie Portman? I’m sold with that.

The Kids Are All Right? Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo and Mia Wasikowska?

Blue Valentine? Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams~ Are you kidding?

You can vote for your fave here.

The other films I’m looking forward this 2010?

Hesher, Rabbit Hole, The Killer Inside Me, Norwegian Wood, and Contracorriente (Undertow).

I just got back from watching Alice in Wonderland~~

And how about it? TheAuteurs is showing a short film version of Alice in Wonderland done on 1903, if you would like to watch it (for FREE) just head over there. You will need an account.

Burton’s version of Alice in Wonderland tells the story of 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) visiting Wonderland (or Underland, as they refer to it in the film) for the second time to liberate its people from the evil (but admittedly hilarious) Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). Alice is joined by her revolutionary allies, the bipolar Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the White Rabbit (voice of Michael Sheen), the freakish twins Tweedledee and Tweedledum (voice of Matt Lucas), the even freakier Cheshire Cat (voice of Stephen Fry) and all the other creatures that try to pull a coup in favor of the hippie-ish White Queen (Anne Hathaway).

What is more rocking than Burton’s style, who has taken the book’s illustrations and given it his own? Well, how about a rocking Mia Wasikowska in full-body knight armor battling a monster? Admit it, chicks don’t often get to slay anything – Miranda Otto (Eowyn on Lord of the Rings) comes to mind – and if they do get to slay things, they also get to be overly sexual or in love with someone, which Alice isn’t. Also, Disney doesn’t get a perfect record on the image they give girls, so having a heroine that is rocking without being exploitative is good on my books. I mean, Mulan comes to mind, but she did end up getting together with Shang and saying “no” to a once in a lifetime opportunity to work for the Emperor.

Feminism and Girl Power aside, Alice is filled with sincerely funny and scary moments, a lot of dark humor, and vibrant visuals to spare. Burton decides to take his human characters – that is Depp, Carter and Hathaway… or if you need a reminder, Wasikowska – and put them front and center instead of making his mostly-CG characters the center of attention, proving that you still need to bring good actors to get good performances.

As far as the 3D work on the film, it definitely could have been better. I would have liked a lot more POV shots while on Wonderland, for it to be a more immersive experience. As it stands now, the film is a good watch in both 3D or 2D, which is bad considering the extra money. However, there were parts that worked a lot better if you thought of it as a pop-up book instead. A few of the scenes that stand out were the fall down the rabbit-hole, which includes a very brief but very effective POV shot of Alice (or us) falling, the scenes in the forest, and the final battle on the chessboard.

Someone needs to make a chess set of that, with the Red Queen and the Knave of Hearts as king and queen of the red pieces, and the White Queen with Alice as king and queen of the white pieces.

All in all, Alice might be an off-beat choice of family film, because it IS supposed to be Disney, but it’s a welcomed choice nonetheless where young girls get to save the day and follow the rhythm of their own beat, as cheesy as that sounds. 3.75/5

By the way, have you checked SyFy’s miniseries version of Alice?
You will fall in love with Hatter. So… hawt. He will ask you to go
back to your world with him, and you just gotta say yes.

Anyway, some surprise, and some not so surprise.
You might have seen a few already~~~

Spirit Awards will be handed out on March 5th, 2010 at 8pm. PST.

BEST FEATURE
(500) Days of Summer
Amreeka
Precious
Sin Nombre
The Last Station

BEST DIRECTOR
The Coen Brothers, “A Serious Man”
Lee Daniels, “Precious”
Cary Fukanaga, “Sin Nombre”
James Grey, “Two Lovers”
Michael Hoffman, “The Last Station”

BEST FIRST FEATURE
A Single Man
Crazy Heart
Easier With Practice
The Messenger
Paranormal Activity

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Big Fan
Humpday
The New Year Parade
Treeless Mountain
Zero Bridge

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Messenger
The Last Station
(500) Days of Summer
The Vicious Kind
Adventureland

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Cold Souls
Crazy Heart
Amreeka
Precious
A Single Man

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello – Downloading Nancy
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gwyneth Paltrow – Two Lovers
Gabby Sidibe – Precious
Nisreen Faour – Amreeka

BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Joseph Gordon Levitt – (500) Days of Summer
Souleymane Sy Savane – Goodbye Solo
Adam Scott – The Vicious Kind

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Monique – Precious
Samantha Morton – The Messenger
Natahlie Press – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Mia Wasikowska – The Evening Sun
Dina Korzun – Cold Souls

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clements – Gentlemen Broncos
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Cristian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
Raymond McKinnon – The Evening Sun
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
A Serious Man
Sin Nombre
Treeless Mountain
Cold Souls
Bad Lieutenant

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Anvil!
Food Inc
More Than a Game
October Country
Which Way Home

BEST FOREIGN FILM
A Prophet – France
An Education – England
Everlasting Moments – Sweden
Mother – Korea
The Maid – Chile

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
A Serious Man

PRODUCERS AWARD
Karin Chien, “The Exploding Girl,” “Santa Mesa”
Larry Fessenden, “I Sell the Dead,” “The House of the Devil”
Dia Sokol, “Beeswax,” “Nights & Weekends”

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, “Easier With Practice”
Asiel Norton, “Redland”
Tariq Tapa, “Zero Bridge”

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Natalia Almada – El General
Bill Ross and Turner Ross – 45365
Jessica Oreck – Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

Looks abso-bloody-lutely fantastic~
We know the story… but it’s all about the vision,
and the Cheshire Cat looks freaky O.o

*EDIT*
damn, will get back to you when they re-post this.

*EDIT*
Disney’s finally letting the teaser do its magic again. =D

To just break off a little of all the Japanese films on the front page~~ xD

First, I must tell you. These are fantastic, and now I’m just dying to see it. Even more so than when I wrote my brief article on horrorific films~~~ Bonham Carter looks abso-bloody-lutely crazy  good on that with the big head… the eyebrows or lack thereof, the lips, the hair… and that look, man!

is it just me, or is Johnny looking very Elijah Wood right there??? LOL

Mia Wasikowska is also Australian (like Tim Pocock, the first Actor Spotting), and is 19 going on 20. You might have seen her on HBO’s In Treatment with Gabriel Byrne, and you can also see her on I Love Sarah Jane (after the post break) directed by Spencer Susser who is set to direct Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Natalie Portman (who is also producing) on the film Hesher.

You will next see her as Elinor Smith on the Hilary Swank Amelia Earhart bio-film Amelia, and next year as Alice on the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland.

She was also named one of Top10 Actors to Watch in 2008 by Variety.

I Love Sarah Jane by Spencer Susser