EW.com sources confirm The Daily Beast's report that director David Fincher has narrowed casting choices for the role of Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood adaptation of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" to four relatively unknown leading ladies. None of the big-name candidates, such as Carey Mulligan or Ellen Page, have moved forward either by their own choice or Fincher's. (One source tells EW that Fincher offered the meaty part opposite Daniel Craig to Natalie Portman but she turned it down. Calls to Portman's reps were not returned.)

The four actresses left in the running are Rooney Mara, who recently finished working for Fincher on his upcoming film "The Social Network"; French actress Lea Seydoux, who appeared as Isabella of Angouleme in this year's "Robin Hood," as well as last year's "Inglourious Basterds"; and two Australian actresses: Sarah Snook and Sophie Lowe, EW.com reports. Fincher had also been pursuing South African singer/rapper Yo-Landi Vi$$er from the group Die Antwoord, but the artist isn't interested in an acting career.

Fincher is supposed to begin shooting in the early fall and is likely to have his decision in the next week or so.

Angelina Jolie says she's worried about the people of North Korea, particularly the persecution defectors face when repatriated to the reclusive state.

Jolie was in Seoul on Wednesday to promote her latest action thriller, "Salt," which opens with a scene that takes place in a North Korean prison, the Associated Press reports.

Jolie, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said she got a tutorial on the plight of North Korean defectors from Seoul-based officials from the U.N. refugee agency.

"They spoke a lot about the concerns about people being persecuted when they are sent back to North Korea," she said. "I'm very concerned about the people."

Tens of thousands of people from impoverished North Korea have migrated to neighboring China in recent years, activists say. Many are sent back as part of an agreement between North Korea and China.

Some 19,000 have made it to South Korea.

"I learned today about them gaining citizenship and crossing into South Korea," Jolie told reporters. "The UNHCR practices quiet diplomacy in which they do more than they talk about."

Kanye West is now on Twitter, and if you've read his blog, don't worry -- the ALL CAPS style is nowhere to be seen. Even better news is that he's already dishing scoops on his feed, telling fans his forthcoming album will no longer be called "Good [expletive] Job" as once expected. "I'm bouncing a couple of titles around now," the 33-year-old rapper tweeted.

Within hours of his first tweet, West had racked up nearly 40,000 followers, Popeater.com reports. He started out the day with some grammatically fast-and-loose tweets -- "Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley" and a quick correction, "Lol I spelled Silicon wrong ( I guess I was still thinking about the other type of silicone ITS A PROCESS!! : )."

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is coming to Ohio with a different kind of solo show, spotlighting his paintings and other art.

The Butler Institute of American Art, which is headquartered in Youngstown, says the exhibition opening is the first for Wood at a major American museum, the Associated Press reports.

The 63-year-old British musician plans to be at the museum for a reception on the show's opening day, Sept. 21.

Butler chief curator and director Louis Zona describes Wood's art style as lively and appealing. The museum notes that the rocker picked up a paint brush at the age of 12, before he started playing guitar.

The exhibition includes 30 of Wood's paintings, 22 pen-and-pencil drawings and seven mixed-media works.

The exhibit runs through Nov. 21.

Teen heartthrob-turned-pastor Lance Kerwin has been placed on five years probation in Hawaii after admitting to falsifying documents to obtain state medical assistance and food stamps despite owning multiple homes, Popeater.com reports.

Kerwin, who played the title role in "James at 15" on NBC in the late 1970s, was given credit during last Thursday's sentencing for 90 days served and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service for the second-degree theft charge.

Defense attorney Craig De Costa says when Kerwin, 49, applied for the benefits, he omitted in the application that he owned three properties on the mainland.

Kerwin, a pastor at Calvary Chapel in Kapaa and a U-Turn for Christ program leader, said he has already paid $21,822 in restitution.

"I'm sorry," Kerwin said before being sentenced. "The last thing I want to do is to make a statement to minimize what I have done."

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