I’M INTERESTED in the duality of people, says Rooney Mara, of her predilection for caliginous characters.

DIRECTOR David Fincher always knew that Rooney Mara, the star of the eagerly-anticipated English-language version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was a special talent.

ROONEY MARA will become a big screen star on both sides of the Atlantic this weekend, having accepted the poisoned chalice that is Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.