Remember “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, the first book in the worldwide literary hit the “Millennium” series that was just about everywhere with its iconic book cover back in the mid-to-late 2000s? Well that series is still chugging along despite authorStieg Larsson’s death in 2004, with Swedish author and crime journalistDavid Lagercrantzcontinuing the adventures of investigative journalist/publisher Mikael Blomkvist and gifted hacker Lisbeth Salander. Larsson’s other posthumous releases, “The Girl Who Played with Fire” and “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” were adapted into Swedish-language films directed byDaniel Alfredson, which followedNiels Arden Oplev’s original film adaptation.David Fincher’s attempt to kickstart an English-language film franchise of the series fizzled out with 2011’sThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, starringDaniel CraigandRooney Marain the leads.
However, Sony is still pushing ahead with more “Millennium” movies. The plan is to skip over the Larsson book sequels and move to Lagercrantz’s work, starting withThe Girl in the Spider’s Weband presumably continuing with the 2017 release, “The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye” if all goes well.Claire Foyhad previously been announced as the heir apparent totake on the role of Lisbeth, and now we have word thatSverrir Gudnason(Borg McEnroe) will be replacing Craig as Mikael Blomkvist.
Varietyreports that Gudnason will play the lead of the franchise reboot, his biggest role to date. The reboot will find Blomkvist struggling to make theMillenniummag marketable again when, lo and behold, a new mystery falls into his lap. The international entanglement, which features quite a bit of action concerning American organizations, inevitably involves Salander as the two leads cross paths once again.
The film also features an up-and-coming supporting cast.Sylvia Hoeks(Blade Runner 2049) plays Salander’s twin sister whileClaes Bang(The Square) plays the film’s villain.The Girl in the Spider’s Webis on track to start production this January in Berlin and Stockholm, with a planned release date of August 27, 2025.
