'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' Star: Nude Poster 'Says A Lot About The World That We Live In'

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" doesn't hack its way into theaters until the holiday season, but that doesn't mean Christmas won't come early for Lisbeth lovers. Following this week's revelation of character profiles and a brief glimpse at Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' "Dragon Tatto" score comes a brand new image of and interview with Rooney Mara, the young woman starring in David Fincher's remake of the Swedish crime tale. In the interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mara talks about her audition process, her topless poster and what many consider to be the movie's or at least her character's most controversial scene. At that point I was just super frustrated," Mara told EW about auditioning for the role of Lisbeth, played famously in the Swedish films by Noomi Rapace (herself on the verge of a big stateside break in both the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel and "Prometheus."). "I was like, You have to decide. Either you think Im the girl or you dont. Theres not much more I can do to prove it to you. I went in there sort of ready to fight. I was pissed. But David sat me down and gave me this long speech about the part. Then he handed me his iPad, and it had the press release on it. He said, Im prepared to send this out. You have half an hour to let me know if you want the part. Undoubtedly an intense moment in Mara's life, but likely not the most intense of her career. That distinction is more likely to fall to spoiler alert, if you haven't seen the Swedish film or haven't read the novels they're based on the infamous scene in which Lisbeth is raped at the hands of her legal guardian. It was incredibly intense," she said of shooting the scene. "We did it all in a week the week of Valentines Day, oddly enough. We were working 16 hours a day, and it was really, really challenging, not just emotionally but physically. But its such an important scene. We wanted to do everything we could to get that right. After an experience like that, it's no wonder Rooney holds such a supportive attitude towards the controversial first "Dragon Tattoo" poster in which she appears topless. "I understand why there was a lot of controversy," said Mara. "People have a hard time with strong females and with nudity. But I think had I been doing something incredibly violent on the poster, people wouldnt have had a problem with it. That sort of says a lot about the world that we live in. Its just a teaser poster. I think it did just that. It teased people. Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!