Stieg Larsson fans have something to look forward to until the release of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest on May 25. I knew that there had been Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium Trilogy, and that a Hollywood version is in the works. What I didn’t know—until last night, when a trailer screened at the Belcourt movie theater in Nashville—is that the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is coming to the United States. Directed by Niels Arden Oplev, the movie has already grossed $100 million abroad. It’s also 153 minutes long and features brutally violent scenes.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the adaptation is worth a watch:
The film adaptation of the first book, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” is, like its source material, at once formula thriller, scathing social commentary and dark history lesson. But it’s also a more eloquent work; smartly condensing the novel’s sprawl, the feature forgoes prosaic detail for cinematic vigor. The result is a character-driven mystery of considerable emotional power, often harrowing and always compelling.
The movie opens in the United States on March 19. Watch a trailer below the jump (it’s the Danish trailer, although there’s no dialogue, so I think you’ll get the gist). Will you see this movie?
Related content: Read how the director cast Lisbeth in this interview with the Wall Street Journal. And don’t miss our reviews of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire.
It’s actually the Danish trailer
The film is fierce!
Ah, thank you for the correction. I’ll update the post.
And if the movie is fierce, I’ll definitely see it!
I loved The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo. Once I got into it, I could put it down. It was an excellent book. I have the Girl Who Played With Fire and can’t wait to read it
Oh, absolutely, I will see it. I loved the first two books and can’t wait for a translation of the third to reach the USA.
I will definitely see the movie – The girl who Played with Fire was even better than The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo! Like others – I am eagerly waiting for the Girl Who Played with the Hornet’s Nest!
I just finished reading The Girl Who Played With Fire this morning. You are right. It is better than the first book. The first book is good also. I am so sad the author died. I would have read every book he would have written. I can’t wait to read the third book in the series.