David Fincher is on board to
direct the adaptation, which Steve Zaillian is writing and Scott Rudin is
producing for film studio Sony Pictures. With development and production on the
next James Bond film recently halted in the midst of MGM's endless financial
restructuring, Craig needed a new job. The Larsson trilogy provides him with
another franchise to nurture. Music Box Films is in the process of releasing
the original Swedish-language film adaptations in the United States.
"Tattoo" has grossed $9.6 million in the US and $92 million
internationally. The second film, "The Girl Who Played With Fire,"
has grossed $2.9 million in the US since its release earlier this month. It
grossed $51 million internationally. A third movie, "The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet's Nest," is scheduled to be released later this year.
