The Girl Who Played with Fire - Win a double pass to the movie
And the winner of a double pass to see The Girl Who Played with Fire, courtesy of Allen & Unwin, is.....
Kerry Bigelow
Outreach & Promotions, H B Williams Memorial Library
The Girl Who Played with Fire, the sensational sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens in cinemas on Thursday 29 July.
To enter the draw, we asked our readers:
Who do you think should be cast as Lisbeth Salander in the American version of this movie (currently in development)?
We received a surprising aray of suggestions:
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Scarlet Johanssen |
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Angelina Jolie |
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Amanda Seyfried |
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Keira Knightley |
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Anna Paquin |
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Natalie Portman |
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Rutina Wesley |
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Pink |
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Hilary Swank |
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Ellen Page |
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Uma Thurman |
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Antonia Prebble |
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Noomi Rapace ("If she is fluent in English, then she should get the chance to play Lisbeth again.") |
Everyone seemed to agree that an American version would not compare to the Swedish, and questioned its necessesity: "Can't they just read the subtitles?"
Needless to say, we're all looking forward to seeing this next installment, starring Noomi Rapace!
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