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Scarlett Johansson too sexy for role

London: Actress Scarlett Johansson was deemed too sexy to star in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,despite her great audition,according to director David Fincher. Fincher said he decided against giving the role of main character Lisbeth Salander,now played by actress Rooney Mara,to the 26-year-old actress,because people cant wait for her to take her clothes off,reported Contactmusic.

Before finally casting Mara in the role,Fincher said,he was worried he wouldnt ever find the right actress.

UK man mummified like Egypts Tutankhamun

LONDON: A British granddad,who died in January this year,has become the first person in over 3,000 years to be mummified like young Egyptian King Tutankhamun. Alan Billis,a 61-year-old taxi driver from Torquay in Devon,had volunteered his body to the bizarre experiment before his death in January from lung cancer. His corpse was put through a variety of special techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to mummify pharaohs,according to Mirror dailys online edition. Im the only woman in the country with a mummy for a husband, Alans wife Jan said.