Dragon Tattoo (film series)
| Dragon Tattoo Stories | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Characters created by Stieg Larsson |
| Starring |
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Production companies | |
| Distributed by | See details |
Release date | 2011-present |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $133 million Total (2 films) |
| Box office | $266.8 million Total (2 films) |
The Dragon Tattoo Stories film series, consists of American psychological-crime action-thriller films based on the Millennium novels which were written by Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz. The plot centers around the novels' primary protagonists, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, as they investigate criminal injustices; with Salander being a vigilante, computer-hacker that takes matters into her own hands. The film series is distributed jointly by Sony Pictures through Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing.
Films
| Film | U.S. release date |
Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | December 20, 2011 | David Fincher | Steven Zaillian | Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose and Ceán Chaffin |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | November 9, 2018 | Fede Álvarez | Jay Basu, Fede Álvarez & Steven Knight | Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose, Amy Pascal and Elizabeth Cantillon |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
A disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece who has been missing for forty years. He is aided by the young computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything anyone could have anticipated.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist once again teamup, only to become involved in a conspiracy of spies, cybercriminals, and corrupt government officials; only to discover the deception runs closer than they understand, with familiar ties to the pair.
Development
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The success of Stieg Larsson's novel created Hollywood interest in adapting the book, as became apparent in 2009, when Lynton and Pascal pursued the idea of developing an "American" version unrelated to the Swedish film adaptation released that year. By December, two major developments occurred for the project: Steven Zaillian became the screenwriter, while producer Scott Rudin finalized a partnership allocating full copyrights to Sony. Zaillian, who was unfamiliar with the novel, got a copy from Rudin. The screenwriter recalled, "They sent it to me and said, 'We want to do this. We will think of it as one thing for now. It's possible that it can be two and three, but let's concentrate on this one.'"[1]
Fincher, who was requested with partner Cean Chaffin by Sony executives to read the novel,[2] was astounded by the series' size and success. Fincher stated: "The ballistic, ripping-yarn thriller aspect of it is kind of a red herring in a weird way. It is the thing that throws Salander and Blomkvist together, but it is their relationship you keep coming back to. I was just wondering what 350 pages Zaillian would get rid of." Because Zaillian was already cultivating the screenplay, the director avoided interfering. Once the script was completed Fincher was comfortable that "they were headed in the same direction". The writing process lasted approximately six months, including three months reviewing the script, creating notes and analyzing the novel.[1] Given the book's sizable length, Zaillian deleted elements to match Fincher's desired running time.[1] Even so, Zaillan took significant departures from the book.[3] Zaillian stated that during the writing process, the production team intended to stay close to the source material though there would be differences.[3]
The production team decided early in the development process that they would not stray away from the novel's darker themes, planning instead to delve deeper into them. Instead of the typical three-act structure, they chose a five-act structure, with Fincher comparing the plot to "a lot of TV cop dramas."[4]
The Girl in the Spider's Web
In November 2015, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment was planning to develop a new film series based on the Millennium novels, starting with an adaptation of The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz.[5] In the same announcement, it was confirmed that Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, nor Fincher would return to the series.[5] Steven Knight was announced in early negotiations to develop the adaptation, while the producers would be Scott Rudin, Amy Pascal, Elizabeth Cantillon, Berna Levin, Søren Stærmose, and Ole Sondberg.[5]
By November 2016, Sony had entered negotiations with Fede Álvarez to direct the film, with Eli Bush slated to act as an additional producer.[6] In March 2017, it was announced that the film would feature an entirely new cast as the director wanted to be able to create his own interpretation of the source material. Production set to begin in September 2017. In September 2017, Foy was officially cast in the starring role.[7][8]
By October, Sylvia Hoeks joined the cast as Camilla Salander.[9] The rest of the cast was announced over the next five months.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Principal photography began in January 2018 in Berlin,[10][17] and ended in April 2018, in Stockholm.[18][19]
Main cast and characters
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | The Girl in the Spider's Web | |||
| Principal cast | ||||
| Lisbeth Salander | Rooney Mara | Claire Foy Beau GadsdonY | ||
| Mikael Blomkvist | Daniel Craig | Sverrir Gudnason | ||
| Camilla Salander | Sylvia Hoeks Carlotta von FalkenhaynY | |||
| Erika Berger | Robin Wright | Vicky Krieps | ||
| Supporting cast | ||||
| Plague | Tony Way | Cameron Britton | ||
| Nils Bjurman | Yorick van Wageningen | |||
| Henrik Vanger | Christopher Plummer | |||
| Martin Vanger | Stellan Skarsgård | |||
| Harriet Vanger | Joely Richardson | |||
| Cecilia Vanger | Geraldine James | |||
| Harald Vanger | Per Myrberg Gustaf HammarstenY |
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| Annika Giannini | Embeth Davidtz | |||
| Frans Balder | Stephen Merchant | |||
| Alexander Zalachenko | Mikael Persbrandt | |||
Additional crew and production details
| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Production companies |
Distributing company |
Running time | ||
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Jeff Cronenweth | Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Scott Rudin Productions, Yellow Bird |
Columbia Pictures | 158 minutes | |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | Roque Baños | Pedro Luque | Tatiana S. Riegel | Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Regency Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, Yellow Bird, The Cantillon Company, Pascal Pictures |
Sony Pictures Releasing | 115 minutes | |
Reception
Box office and financial performance
| Film | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Total video sales gross |
Combined worldwide total |
Budget | Ref(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide | |||||
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $102,515,793 | $136,858,177 | $239,373,970 | #671 | #618 | $40,228,366 | $279,602,336 | $90,000,000 | [20][21] |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | $13,292,139 | $13,300,000 | $26,592,139 | #4,372 | #3,461 | TBD | TBA | $43,000,000 | [22] |
Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 86% (246 reviews)[23] | 71 (41 reviews)[24] | A[25] |
| The Girl in the Spider's Web | 39% (233 reviews)[26] | 43 (38 reviews)[27] | B[25] |
References
- ^ a b c Weintraub, Steve (December 26, 2011). "Screenwriter Steven Zaillian Talks THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Sequels, and How He Might Direct the Remake of TIMECRIMES". Collider. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Harris, Scott (April 1, 2010). "David Fincher Inks Deal For 'Dragon Tattoo'". Moviefone. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Godfrey, Alex (December 16, 2011). "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Steven Zaillian on the difficulties of adapting Stieg Larsson". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Fincher, David (2012). The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (DVD commentary). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From 10:30 to 11:10. OCLC 776713480.
- ^ a b c Siegel, Tatiana; Kit, Borys (November 4, 2015). "'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Follow-up in Works With Steven Knight in Talks to Adapt (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 2, 2016). "Sony's 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Sequel May Have Found Its Director (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (May 15, 2017). "'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Sequel: 'The Crown's' Claire Foy Frontrunner for Lisbeth Salander". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (September 15, 2017). "'Crown's' Claire Foy to Officially Star in 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 20, 2017). "Blade Runner Breakout Sylvia Hoeks Joins Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Sequel". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (November 17, 2017). "Dragon Tattoo Sequel Taps The Square Star Claes Bang as Villain". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 29, 2017). "Mindhunter's Cameron Britton Joins Dragon Tattoo Sequel". Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (December 6, 2017). "Dragon Tattoo Sequel Casts Borg/McEnroe Star in Daniel Craig's Previous Role". Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "'Get Out' Actor Lakeith Stanfield Joins 'Girl in the Spider's Web'". hollywoodreporter.com.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (February 6, 2018). "Stephen Merchant Joins 'Dragon Tattoo' Sequel 'Girl in the Spider's Web'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (February 8, 2018). "'Phantom Thread' Star Vicky Krieps Joins 'Dragon Tattoo' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 14, 2018). "Sope Aluko Cast In 'Venom'; Andreja Pejić Joins 'The Girl In The Spider's Web'; James Trevena-Brown In 'Charlie Says'". deadline.com.
- ^ "Claire Foy wins her second SAG Award for The Crown". The New Indian Express. January 22, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB – Stockholm Photo Call". April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Flint, Hanna (April 16, 2018). "Claire Foy reveals Lisbeth Salander hair transformation as 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' wraps". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". Metacritic.
- ^ a b "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
- ^ "The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "The Girl in the Spider's Web". Metacritic.