Daniel Craig Cast as Male Lead in Fincher's 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
Title role is reportedly down to five candidates
Well, it's official, Daniel Craig has been confirmed by Deadline's Mike Fleming as the male lead in David Fincher's domestic adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The deal reportedly also includes the two potential sequels, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, all of which are based on the late Stieg Larsson's Swedish novels, which have already been adapted in their native tongue by directors Niels Arden Oplev and Daniel Alfredson. Those films were originally released in Sweden in 2009 and Music Box Films started releasing them in the States earlier this year with The Girl Who Played with Fire being the most recent on July 9.
Craig will play the role of Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist who works with Lisbeth Salander, the film's title character to solve a 40-year-old missing person case. The role of Blomkvist was played by Michael Nyqvist in the Swedish adaptations and not having read the books, but having seen both movies I can see the casting of Craig working just fine. However, the big question mark is who will play the man-hating hacker Lisbeth Salander.
According to the latest reports (via IndieWire and Showbiz 411) the list of candidates for the Salander role are down to five including New York born Rooney Mara (Youth in Revolt), Australian actress Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), another Aussie in Sophie Lowe, French actress Lea Seydoux and one more name from down-under, the most unknown of the bunch, Sarah Snook.
These five remain after our most recent look at the list when we asked you to vote on who you think should be cast in the role. The results showed Ellen Page as the favorite and went through Carey Mulligan, Alison Lohman and Mia Wasikowska before Browning's name came up as the first of the five names you see above based on your votes.
As for Seydoux, her name first appeared a couple of days later.
Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is currently set for a December 21, 2011 release.
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Ugh. I'm a huge fan of the books, and a…fan of the Swedish movies, and I'd be very upset if Browning or Lowe were cast as Lisbeth. They look too alien-like to me, and could definitely not fit the part. I'm really pulling for Mara or Seydoux (out of these five, at least…).
I'm a fan of the books myself and I've read all three and eagerly await what will be the fate of the 4th book, especially since it's in the hands of the unintended heirs of author Stieg Larsson's fortune.
I haven't seen the Swedish movies or the depiction you are basing Salander on, but I can tell you that Salander is not a "man-hater". In fact, she's bisexual, and only has problems with those who exploit and abuse women. The reason for this is very much rooted in her childhood. The original title of the first book in Swedish was called "Men Who Hate Women" as Larsson and chief editor of an anti-racist and anti-sexist magazine. But it was changed to the PC title we see today. Great book. You should check it out sometime.
Of the candidates left, I'm DEFINITELY rooting for Emily Browning.
Browning for sure. An outstanding, underrated actress.
After that Seydoux, Mara and Snook in that order. Snook intrigues me.
The only one I'm not keen on is Lowe. Deer in the headlights is definitely not what the role calls for.
Daniel Craig might be a little too bad-ass for the role if you know what I mean. Blomquist is just a regular journalist with great investigative skills, hopefully they don't turn him into action movie hunk.
I pictured someone more like Michael Sheen for the role, but I think Craig will be fine.
IMHO, there is one, and only one Lisbeth Salander: Noomi Rapace. Her portrayal of Larsson's heroine is definitive, and I do not think it can be equaled or surpassed. So are the Swedish cinematic adaptations.
To those who have not seen them, do yourself a favor and savor them.
The first one is available on DVD / Blu-Ray with English subtitles and dialogue.
As well, DVD and BD editions of the first two movies are also available with French subtitles and dialogue on Canadian retailers' websites.
Ellen Page is the perfect choice for Lizbeth and i was hoping for George Clooney for the role of Blomquist…oh well Graig could be good.
Yeah, I was also hoping for Ellen Page.