There’s not really anything wrong with Elle UK’s February cover, but it still annoys me. Sure, Natalie Portman looks gorgeous, per usual. I can’t think of any time where I haven’t stopped dead in my tracks and thought “there’s no possible way to take a bad picture of her.” So, that’s fine. I guess it’s the outfit that annoys me. She’s pantless and wearing a puffy shirt or wrap or something. It’s not cute. The Jezebel girls called this cover “Natalie Portman’s Elle UK Cover Ushers In a New Decade of Sexyface” and they point out that “While nobody knows what this decade may bring, fashion-wise, I think it’s safe to say that the February 2010 cover of Elle UK proves that two trends of the 00s—sexyface and no-pants—haven’t died just yet.” Maybe I would like the cover better if her mouth was closed. It would be an improvement, right?

Anyhoodle, the interview from Elle UK hasn’t been released yet. I’m assuming Natalie is promoting Brothers in the interview, and I’m also assuming Natalie will continue to whine about Hollywood being a bully, and how eating meat is equivalent to rape, or talking about how she signed the Roman Polanski petition. Meh.

While I was looking for the interview online, I did find one very interesting rumor that swirling around. Apparently Natalie, Kristen Stewart and Ellen Page are all vying to play the lead (opposite George Clooney) in the American remake of the Swedish film (based on the Stieg Larsson Millennium book trilogy) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. If you’d like to know more about the author or the trilogy, Newsweek had a really excellent piece that works as an introduction to the series. Apparently, the role Portman, Page and Stewart are vying for is Lisbeth Salander, a young, brilliant computer hacker. Clooney would be playing the cop investigating the Swedish criminal underbelly.

Now here’s a role that Kristen Stewart can really sink her teeth into. Or at least bite her lip over.

The New Moon beauty is rumored to be up for he part of hacker Lisbeth Salander in an upcoming adaptation of the Swedish film trilogy Millennium. What’s more, the top contender for the male lead in the movie is none other than George Clooney. How interesting would it to be to see those two act opposite each other?

In the original Millennium trilogy—which was adapted from Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s books—the role of Salander, a highly intelligent but antisocial and violence-prone computer hacker, was portrayed by Noomi Rapace. Sony Pictures is currently negotiating to adapt the film series.

K-Stew could have some heavy competition for the part, however; Natalie Portman and Ellen Page have both expressed interest in the role. Do you think Stewart would be a good fit for the role?

[From Celebuzz]

Kristen looks the most like the Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, but if Oscar nominees Ellen Page and Natalie Portman are vying for the role, I think Kristen might lose out. Bless her lip-biting heart. I’m actually going with Ellen Page on this one – I think she’s got the acting chops to do the role.

Elle UK cover courtesy of Fashion Gone Rogue.