Scarlett Johansson Lost 'Dragon Tattoo' Role Because People 'Can’t Wait' to See Her Naked'

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson can not enjoy, it reminds neglected an important role in the adaptation of David Fincher came from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to win. But at least the director has some say very, very good about him.

For example, it is not ScarJo Lisbeth Salander, because you, the audience will simply just to see, is naked too strict.

"Look, we saw some amazing people. Scarlett Johansson is great," says Fincher for Vogue in a recent interview. "This is a great audition, I say to you. But the thing with Scarlett, you can not wait to get his clothes."

This is exactly why a particular hacker now in some serious trouble. Instead, Fincher went with an up-and-coming actress Rooney Mara, who works with the director on social networks. For the film, Mara completely changed the way he looked. He shaved his eyebrows, had a few facial piercings and cut her hair into a Mohawk is creepy / sexy pony with straight about four inches above where the eyebrows should. Based on the first images that look like he really was a character from the books are very popular.

Apparently not convinced Johansson Fincher could disappear into the character the same way. He has to explain in any case a strange analogy, what he wants from his Salander.

"I tried to explain this," he said. "If you want Salander ET from the ET doll, before anyone saw the movie instead, they will say:" What is this thing a little slippery? "Well, you know what?. When he was hiding under the table and he grabbed Reese piece, you love him, it be so."

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is in theaters on 21 December and on what we know from the films so far, the hard R rating is well deserved.

A Quartet of Art-Inspired Tattoos

When I asked Brian how many tattoos he had, back in October when I met him at Borders in Penn Plaza, he kind of shrugged and said "I don't even know". A great answer, in my opinion.

Brian is an interior designer and many of his tattoos are inspired by the art he admires.

Three of the tattoos I photographed are on his right arm. First is this red tattoo:

This, Brian explained, is a piece that pays homage to Dada, or Dadaism, a cultural movement from the early 20th Century that included one segment of the arts. Brian is inspired by this movement from an artistic perspective.

On his upper arm, Brian has this Buddha image, which he says has an Andy Warhol-inspired perspective:

That is on the outer part of the upper arm, on the inner side is this item:

This is a take on the "Egg Chair," a piece of furniture whose style became popular in the forward-looking 1960's. The form above is more like the Scandinavian Ovalia style of egg chair.

And finally, Brian showed me one of his favorite tattoos, just above his waistline:

As mentioned above, Brian is inspired by Dadaism, and one of the figures that became most associated with the movement was the artist Marcel Duchamp. This tattoo is based on his work Fountain, which caused quite a stir in 1917.

These tattoos were inked by Texxx at Flying Monkey Tattoo in Pittsburgh.

Thanks to Brian for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Brian's Ink Speaks About Art

I met Brian in Barnes & Noble, Union Square, back in August and he shared two tattoos with us. Put your thinking caps on, folks, because Brian, who is a video artist (website here), has very cerebral ink.

First up is this tattoo, on Brian's left biceps:

This tattoo is based on an illustration entitled "Every Night We Are Haunted by a Dream" by the artist Alfred Kubin (1877-1959).

Jede Nacht besucht uns ein Traum (Every Night We are Haunted by a Dream), ca. 1902-03
Pen and ink, brush, wash, and spray on paper
39.1 x 31.8 cm (15 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Albertina, Vienna

Brian explained that this work corresponded very closely to the publication of Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, and that Kubin's illustration represents "art between the cusp of pre-surrealism/expressionism and surrealism". It speaks to Brian's understanding of the perception of dreams and art.

Brian also had these words inscribed on his inner right forearm:

The words "Créer Dangereusement" are the French title of a 1957 essay by Albert Camus entitled "Create Dangerously". This "essay on realism and artistic creation" likewise spoke to Brian who acknowledged that "all art is a political act". It makes perfect sense, if you think about it, in that no great work of art was ever created by the artist playing it safe. It is those who created dangerously that are remembered as trailblazers and icons in their respective fields.

Brian had both of these tattoos done in Austin, Texas.

Thanks to Brian for sharing his artistic ink with us here on Tattoosday!