David Fincher is one of the few bigtime Hollywood directors who, by simply including his name in a sentence, automatically adds an air of credibility and intelligence to whatever subject is being discussed. With such challenging, thought-provoking films as "Seven," "Fight Club," and "Zodiac" on his résumé, Fincher has established himself as one of the most exceptional and incendiary directors in the business. Now, as he tackles the U.S. version of one of the most popular books in recent publishing history, Stieg Larsson's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," we consult two industry-savvy experts on why he is the perfect choice to tackle the project.

"I cannot think of a better person to direct this movie than David Fincher," Entertainment Weekly senior editor Rob Brunner told MTV News. "First of all, nobody does creepy like he does. Anyone who has ever seen 'Seven' knows that he is a master of making you uncomfortable," he said.

MTV's own Kurt Loder wholeheartedly agrees. "David Fincher's an ideal director for this movie because he has a talent for handling violence and perversity with a controlling intelligence," Loder said in an email to MTV News. "As he demonstrated in 'Zodiac' — his most unjustly under-heralded film — he's not just a simple-minded sensationalist and it will be interesting to see what he does with the astonishing revenge scene in the original picture."

Brunner, author of the recent EW cover story chronicling the popularity of the book series, pointed out that the book's dark and freaky elements, and the detective procedural aspects, are two areas of Fincher's expertise.

"[He] has done both those things extremely well — with 'Seven' and with 'Zodiac,' which is more of a police procedural kind of movie," said Brunner. "The 'Dragon Tattoo' books have some very creepy and uncomfortable parts to them that I am both very eager and fairly sort of dreading seeing how he handles them, because I have no doubt that he will make it even more over-the-top and extreme than what's in the book."

Brunner went on to say that one point of contention in regard to Fincher's adaptation is: Why remake it at all? "When I wrote the story, a lot of the reaction online and from people I knew was, 'Why would they remake this movie? There are already these great Swedish versions of these movies, they should let them speak for themselves.' On one hand I understand that way of thinking, I like those movies quite a bit, but the reason to remake them is David Fincher."

Another prickly element in making the film is the casting. It was already announced that current "James Bond" star Daniel Craig will step into the role of Mikael Blomkvist, but Fincher's next hurdle is the impending and precarious job of casting the appropriate actress to portray celebrated protagonist Lisbeth Salander. On this subject, both Brunner and Loder sided with the rumors that Fincher is leaning toward casting a lesser-known actress in the role. "Honestly, I hope they get it right," Brunner said. "If you get it wrong, it doesn't matter what Fincher does, the movie is dead, that's the whole game right there, casting that character."

Loder added that the current names being thrown around do not do the role justice. "Natalie Portman? Carey Mulligan? [They] couldn't be more wrong for the part," Loder said. "And I can't imagine Fincher going with them. Rooney Mara could be good — she had a distinctively sour presence as the slutty roommate in 'Youth in Revolt.' In the end, though, I'd bet Fincher would go with an unknown."

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