If you cast your mind back to 2020, you may recall that Amazon had snapped up the TV rights to writer Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series, with plans to develop a TV series around Lisbeth Salander, protagonist of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its subsequent entries. It’s been all quiet on the project […]
David Fincher understands the backlash but is still proud of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Even though our memories have The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo as one of David Fincher’s most significant works, the film didn’t receive that admiration when it was first released. Fincher revisited his adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel in a recent discussion where he spoke about the film and admitted it was a “swing […]
Rooney Mara says filming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake was “not a good experience”
The A Nightmare on Elm Street remake is a sour spot for many people. Horror fans hated it, the critics hated it, and now it seems one of the main stars has an awful experience on set. Actress Rooney Mara made her mainstream debut in 2010’s Elm Street remake, and the film nearly derailed her […]
The Essential Missing Person Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at 10 essential films about the search for a missing person… There are a number of sub-genres in the thriller and drama genre which I love. One such type, is the missing person film. A film which is driven by the search for the missing person(s). There have been many great films […]
Noomi Rapace to star in Scandinavian thriller Black Crab for Netflix
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, perhaps best known for her breakout performance as anti-heroine Lisbeth Salander in the original Dragon Tattoo trilogy, is set to return to her native country after signing on to star in Black Crab, a forthcoming adaptation of Jerker Virdborg’s Scandi-set thriller for Netflix. “I’m very excited to come back to Sweden […]
Lisbeth Salander coming to Amazon in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series
Variety reports that Amazon is now working on series in the world of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It will focus on Lisbeth Salander, the character created by Stieg Larsson for the Millennium books. The project will keep the title of the original novel, but will not be a continuation of any story from the […]
Exclusive Interview – Visual Effects Producer Alejandro Diego von Dorrer on Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Harrison Abbott chats with Visual Effects Producer Alejandro Diego von Dorrer… An industrious entrepreneur, Alejandro Diego von Dorrer has embarked on storied career that’s taken him from software distribution, to marketing and eventually special effects. He has a keen eye for recognising gaps in the market (his company actually introduced Adobe into Mexico) and has […]
The Girl in the Spider’s Web director on recasting the role of Lisbeth Salander
Sony Pictures revisits the Millennium franchise this November as Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe director Fede Alvarez brings The Girl in the Spider’s Web – David Lagercrantz’s bestselling follow-up to Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – to the big screen. Just as Alvarez has replaced David Fincher, director of Sony’s Dragon Tattoo adaptation, The Girl […]
Comic Book Review – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Millennium
Liam Hoofe reviews The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo from Titan and Hard Case Crime… Since its original publication in 2005, Stieg Larrson’s The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo has been re imagined in several different formats. First came the movies, a Swedish version and then David Fincher’s adaptation in 2011, then DC and Vertigo […]
6 Very Different Choices For Who Should Play Lisbeth Salander
Ben Robins with six very different choices for who should play Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web… Hollywood has spoken and whether we like it or not, the Millennium series is getting a facelift. The original Swedish-language The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo famously kickstarted the career of Prometheus’ Noomi Rapace, whilst David […]
