Daniel Craig’s controversial film is being turned into a TV series. According to Variety, Sky has ordered a film adaptation. girl with dragon tattoo For TV.
This series is directed by Steve Lightfoot (spider noir) and Angela Lamanna (Ghost of Bligh Manor). Other executive producers include Andy Harries, Charlotte Moore, John Phillips, Sam Hoyle, Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin. The show will consist of eight episodes and will be produced by Left Bank Pictures as a Sky Original Series.
Based on Stieg Larsson’s best-selling novel, girl with dragon tattoo The film follows Mikael Blomkvist, a disgraced journalist who is hired by a wealthy CEO to investigate his niece’s disappearance 40 years ago. During the investigation, Blomkvist teams up with Lisbeth Salander, a mysterious and talented technology genius. According to the official description, the series will maintain the core characters and investigative spirit of Larson’s Millennium series, while updating the story to focus on themes that are highly relevant today.
Filming is scheduled to begin this spring in Lithuania. The series will air on Sky in the UK and other European markets, with international distribution managed by Sony Pictures Television. No U.S. broadcasters have been announced, but pre-sale efforts are underway.
This story has been made into movies several times. A Swedish version and two sequels were released in 2009, starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace. The girl who played with fire and The girl who kicked the hornet’s nest.
The 2011 American version, directed by David Fincher, starred Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. This version received critical acclaim and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Editing. However, it has been controversial due to its graphic depiction of sexual violence.
Additionally, Amazon had ordered a television adaptation of the novel, but that project never progressed beyond the development stage.
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