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The Dragon Tattoo film series [2] [3] consists of films based on the Millennium book series, which were written by Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz.The plot centers around Lisbeth Salander, an asocial computer hacker, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist and publisher of a magazine called Millennium, as they investigate criminal injustices.
The film acts as a soft reboot and sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). It stars Claire Foy in the role of Lisbeth Salander, and follows Salander as she battles against a mysterious notorious organization, the Spiders, who seek world dominance.
The site's critics consensus states, "Brutal yet captivating, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara." [83] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [84]
(Pictured, left to right: Veena Sud, Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in the 2011 American film “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”) Best of Variety. New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See ...
Several of those books have been adapted into both Swedish- and English-language films, including 2011’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, starring Daniel Craig as Mikael and Rooney Mara as ...
In November 2016, Variety reported that Fede Álvarez would direct the film, a sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. [14] Unlike the previous books and film versions, The Girl in the Spider's Web is the first in the best-selling series to be produced into an English-language film in its initial adaptation. [15]
The Guardian ranked The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo at 98 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. [16] Larsson was awarded the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for International Author of the Year in 2008. [17] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo received mixed reviews from American critics.
Mara had a career breakthrough when she starred as Lisbeth Salander in Fincher's thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Mara's career progressed with leading roles in the thriller Side Effects (2013), the science fiction romance Her (2013), and the romantic drama ...