David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo just keeps looking better and better. The first images of Rooney Mara in her Lisbeth Salander getup let us know that the actress wasn't pulling any punches, then Sony hit us with that phenomenal teaser trailer, and finally we got the full trailer last week. Now Mara and Daniel Craig are gracing the cover of the latest issue of Empire, with a full photo spread inside. The images feature the actors in full character doing normal things like shotgunning cigarette smoke.Hit the jump to check out the images yourself. The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer, and Joely Richardson. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens December 21.Here are the scans (via First Showing):Here’s the synopsis for Larsson’s book:

Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption. [Amazon]