Hathaway, Portman join 'Dragon Tattoo' race

Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman and Kristen Stewart have allegedly joined the race to secure the lead role in Sony's remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

An Education's Carey Mulligan has repeatedly been linked to the part of a bisexual hacker who teams up with a disgraced journalist to solve a decades old disappearance case. However, a series of other A-list actresses are now believed to be courting the part.

According to Deadline, Ellen Page, Mia Wasikowska, Keira Knightley, Olivia Thirlby and Scarlett Johannsen have also expressed an interest in starring in director David Fincher's thriller. Mulligan has reportedly gone as far as taking out the film's writer and producer Steve Zallian for lunch.

An insider has claimed that Fincher "is not sure if he wants to go with an actress of any note or go with an unknown". The source added: "David's process is very specific and private. He's looking for authenticity and a degree of fierceness and believability capable of delivering the intensity that the part on the page calls for."

Sony has allegedly offered the lead male role to Fincher's Se7en star Brad Pitt and is awaiting an answer.

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