Published after Stieg Larsson‘s death in 2004, the Millennium trilogy of books was thought to be the end of the story when it comes to the tales of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. However, a few years ago, word arrived that David Lagercrantz would set out to write a fourth film in the series. Titled The Girl in the Spider’s Web and set for a release this fall, it has Sony Pictures rethinking their plans for more features.
During the press tour for Gone Girl, David Fincher remarked that due to Sony spending “millions” on both the rights and a script, he could see them making a film, one which is “extremely different from the book.” THR now reports that Sony is thinking of combining the second and third novels — The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest — into a single feature and then concluding the trilogy with an adaptation of Spider’s Web.
They also note that Fincher will not be involved as director, but they don’t rule out Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig nor producer Scott Rudin. Amy Pascal, former head of the studio, will now produce the project(s), but it’s noted that she’d likely have to curb Steve Zaillian’s script for the initial sequel, which they paid around $5 million for. If Sony wants to do this on a smaller budget as rumored, one would imagine they’d want to get plans together to coincide the talk surrounding Spider’s Web this fall, so perhaps we’ll hear another update sooner than expected. As we await more information, check out the synopsis for the next book below.
In this adrenaline-charged thriller, genius-hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist face a dangerous new threat and must again join forces.
Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a trusted source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female super hacker–a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering.
Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Lisbeth for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. In The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the duo who thrilled 80 million readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest meet again in an extraordinary and uniquely of-the-moment thriller.
Would you like to see Dragon Tattoo follow-ups? If Fincher isn’t directing, who should?