Dragon Tattoo Stories (film series)

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Dragon Tattoo Stories
Based on Characters created by Stieg Larsson
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Production
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Release dates
 2011-present
Country United States
Language English
Budget $133 million (Total 2 films)[1]
Box office $266.8 million (Total 2 films)

The Dragon Tattoo Stories film series, consists of American 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 Directed by Screenplay by Produced by
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20) David Fincher Steven Zaillian Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose and Ceán Chaffin
The Girl in the Spider's Web November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) 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)

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Main article: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)

A disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) 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 (Rooney Mara). 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)

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Main article: The Girl in the Spider's Web (film)

Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) and Mikael Blomkvist (Sverrir Gudnason) once again teamup, this time to become involved in a conspiracy of spies, cybercriminals, and corrupt government officials, and 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.'"[2]

Fincher, who was requested with partner Cean Chaffin by Sony executives to read the novel,[3] 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.[2] Given the book's sizable length, Zaillian deleted elements to match Fincher's desired running time.[2] Even so, Zaillan took significant departures from the book.[4] Zaillian stated that during the writing process, the production team intended to stay close to the source material though there would be differences.[4]

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."[5]

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.[6] In the same announcement, it was confirmed that Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, nor Fincher would return to the series.[6] 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.[6]

By November 2016, Sony had entered negotiations with Fede Álvarez to direct the film, with Eli Bush slated to act as an additional producer.[7] 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.[8][9]

By October, Sylvia Hoeks joined the cast as Camilla Salander.[10] The rest of the cast was announced over the next five months.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Principal photography began in January 2018 in Berlin,[11][18] and ended in April 2018, in Stockholm.[19][20]

Main cast and characters

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Character 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
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

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For more details on the reception of each movie, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office and financial performance

Film Box office gross Box office ranking Total video
sales gross		 Combined
worldwide total		 Budget Ref.
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 [21][22]
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 [23]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 86% (246 reviews)[24] 71 (41 reviews)[25] A[26]
The Girl in the Spider's Web 39% (233 reviews)[27] 43 (38 reviews)[28] B[26]

References

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