The Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) was an international sensation, largely due to Noomi Rapace’s captivating performance as the sexy, mysterious hacker Lisbeth Salander. Released in 2011, the American remake featured relative newcomer Rooney Mara in the title role. We’ll leave the critics to argue about which was the better adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel, because we’re interested in having a different debate: Which of these two babes is more boner-inducing?
For a peek at Mara’s body of work, we invite you to review some artful shots from the American version of Dragon Tattoo. Prior to landing that gig, Rooney got a career bump by exposing herself in the coming-of-age movie Tanner Hall (2009).