It appears that
Daniel Craig has been signed to play journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the English-language versions of
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and its two sequels. I like the choice although I am ambivalent about the five contenders for the pivotal role of Lisbeth Salander: Ellen Page, Mia Wasikowska (too wimpy for my tastes in
Alice in Wonderland), along with four actresses I'm not that familiar with, Emily Browning (
Sucker Punch), Sara Snook (
Sleeping Beauty), Rooney Mara (
The Social Network) and Sophie Lowe (
Blame). The movie is scheduled to be released Dec. 21, 2011. It will be shot primarily in Sweden.
I finally got to see the Swedish movie of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", and really liked it a lot. It was perfectly cast and brilliantly acted and directed (and it was very faithful to the book). Why does Hollywood feel it's necessary to remake a movie that was done right the first time?
ReplyDeleteI am now looking forward to seeing the other Swedish movies based on the second and third books in the trilogy. I don't have much interest in seeing the American remake though. Maybe I'll watch it when it comes to television, but I certainly won't waste my money at the box office.