The last few years have seen the original team of Sony’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo step away from committing to a follow-up — some fairly quickly (David Fincher) and others taking their time (Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara) — but we now, finally, have some momentum. Last year, we learned that Steven Knight (Locke, Eastern Promises) was hired to adapt David Lagercrantz‘s The Girl in the Spider’s Web, and Sony is now eying a director.
According to Variety, Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead) has entered the running to helm this sequel. It certainly makes sense why the studio is looking to hand the franchise over to the director, whose latest horror feature made over $150 million worldwide on a budget under $10 million. The taut, tightly directed Don’t Breathe also drew comparisons to Fincher’s Panic Room, so it’s only fitting he may take up the mantle here. As for who may replace Mara: Alicia Vikander was previously rumored to take the role of Lisbeth Salander, but she seems fairly tied up with Tomb Raider for the foreseeable future.
As we await more details, check out the synopsis for the book below and see the differences between the Dragon Tattoo versions here.
She is the girl with the dragon tattoo—a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution.
Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it . . .
The duo who captivated millions of readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest join forces again in this adrenaline-charged, uniquely of-the-moment thriller.