{"id":40114,"date":"2017-03-13T18:33:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T22:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=40114"},"modified":"2017-03-13T18:50:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T22:50:55","slug":"sony-sets-girl-dragon-tattoo-sequel-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/13\/sony-sets-girl-dragon-tattoo-sequel-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Sets GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO Sequel Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lisbeth Salander will be returning to the big screen in October 2018.<\/p>\n

Sony has just announced that October 5, 2018 as the day their Girl With The Dragon Tattoo<\/strong> sequel, The Girl In The Spider’s Web<\/strong>, will hit theaters. The project, the long in-development follow up to director David Fincher’s 2011 film, is set to be helmed<\/a> by Don’t Breathe<\/strong>‘s Fede Alvarez.<\/p>\n

The original film starred Rooney Mara as computer hacker Lisbeth Salander who teams with investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) to uncover a mystery that went back decades. As expected<\/a>, though, Mara and Craig will not be back for this sequel and according to the press release below, Alvarez has started his search for his Lisbeth.<\/p>\n

The October release puts the film debuting the same weekend as Warner Brothers’ underwater superhero film Aquaman<\/strong>. Whether this is a good move for them or not will probably become more apparent after we see fan reaction to Jason Momoa’s interpretation of the aquatic superhero when he appears in the team-up film Justice League<\/strong> this November.<\/p>\n

Lisbeth Salander, the cult figure and title character of the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson, will return to the screen in The Girl in the Spider\u2019s Web, a first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller written by David Lagercrantz. Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016\u2019s breakout thriller Don\u2019t Breathe, will helm the project from a screenplay by Steven Knight and Fede Alvarez & Jay Basu. Scott Rudin, S\u00f8ren St\u00e6rmose, Ole S\u00f8ndberg, Amy Pascal, Elizabeth Cantillon, Eli Bush, and Berna Levin will produce; the executive producers are Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Line Winther Skyum Funch, Johannes Jensen, and David Fincher.<\/p>\n

The new film will feature an entirely new cast, and the announcement marks the kickoff of a global search for an actress to portray in the iconic role of Lisbeth Salander. The production will begin principal photography in September of this year with a release date scheduled for October 5, 2018.<\/p>\n

The Girl in the Spider\u2019s Web will be the first in the best-selling series to be produced into an English-language film in its initial adaptation. The previous books in the series have been adapted into Swedish-language films, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was a remake of the Swedish film. It became a global hit for Columbia Pictures, taking in over $230 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made today at the London Book Fair during a celebration for the fifth Millennium book launch, also by Lagercrantz. Sony\u2019s Columbia Pictures retains the rights to all future Millennium Series books.<\/p>\n

Sanford Panitch, president of Columbia Pictures, said, \u201cIn all of contemporary literature, Lisbeth Salander is completely sui generis \u2013 probably one of the greatest female literary characters of all time in my view. Modern punk defiance personified, she is unforgettable in every incarnation, truly one of the most compelling characters we\u2019ve seen in recent years. David Lagercrantz\u2019s brilliant work in continuing this remarkable series honors Stieg Larsson\u2019s masterpiece. We at Sony are so honored to be part of this series with Yellowbird, and we\u2019re so excited to be making an original film of The Girl in the Spider\u2019s Web. Fede Alvarez is the perfect choice to direct. Fede is an amazing director with a unique vision of the world. In particular, his talent and skill in creating psychological intensity will bring Lisbeth Salander back into popular movie culture with a roar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarez added, \u201cI\u2019m hugely excited and grateful for this opportunity. Sony has become family to me and I can\u2019t think of a more thrilling project to celebrate our relationship. Lisbeth Salander is the kind of character any director dreams of bringing to life. We\u2019ve got a great script and now comes the most fun part \u2013 finding our Lisbeth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Millennium Series is a worldwide bestseller, with the four books selling over 86 million copies since their debut.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lisbeth Salander returns to screens in the fall of 2018.<\/div>\n

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