Will audiences embrace an American version of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo the way they did with the critically acclaimed version starring Noomi Rapace? Rooney Mara handles the lead of Lisbeth Salander and Daniel Craig stars as Mikael Blomkvist.
The cast also includes Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger, Stellan Skarsgard as Martin Vanger, Steven Berkoff as Frode, Robin Wright as Erika Berger, and Yorick Van Wageningen as Bjurman. Joely Richardson plays Anita Vanger, Geraldine James is Cecilia, and Goran Visnjic is Armansky.
Directed by David Fincher, the English-language version is rated R for brutal violent content including rape and torture, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, and language. Look for Dragon Tattoo in theaters on December 20, 2011.
The Plot: Within the story’s labyrinth lie murder, corruption, family secrets and the inner demons of the two unexpected partners chasing the truth of a 40-year-old mystery. Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) is a financial reporter determined to restore his honor after being convicted of libel. Engaged by one of Sweden’s wealthiest industrialists, Henrik Vanger (Academy Award® nominee Christopher Plummer), to get to the bottom of the long-ago disappearance of his beloved niece, Harriet – murdered, Vanger believes, by a member of his large family – the journalist heads to a remote island on the frozen Swedish coast, unaware of what awaits him.
At the same time, Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), an unusual but ingenious investigator with Milton Security, is hired to do a background check on Blomkvist, a job that ultimately leads to her joining Mikael in his investigation of who killed Harriet Vanger.
Though Lisbeth shields herself from a world that has repeatedly betrayed her, her hacking skills and single-minded focus become invaluable. While Mikael goes face-to-face with the tight-lipped Vangers, Lisbeth plies the wired shadows. They begin to trace a chain of homicides from the past into the present, forging a fragile strand of trust even as they are pulled into the most savage currents of modern crime.
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