The girl in the spiders web is based on a novel of the same name by david lagercrantz, based on the characters from larssons original works. The film acts as both a softreboot dubious discuss and a sequel to david finchers the girl with the. Second trailer for the girl in the spiders web film. Whatever the reservations about the film, there are no such reservations about the 4k rendition, which goes for a fullfat native 4k presentation courtesy of a 4k. A disappointing followup to 2011s the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl in the spiders web is a slow trudge devoid of suspense and adrenaline. Fede alvarezs the girl in the spiders web is technically a distant sequel to david finchers 2011 thriller, the girl with the dragon tattoo. The girl in the spiders web movie, everything we know. The girl in the spiders web hits bluray this february december 18, 2018 by. Another lisbeth salander film would depend greatly on spiders webs overall financial performance. Now that the girl in the spiders web has rebooted the adventures of lisbeth salander, what can audiences expect from its sequel.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The girl in the spiders web director fede alvarez talks us through the importance of sequels and reveals whether a followup is planned. After this, the series was continued by another writer, david lagercrantz, who wrote two more books. Maybe if fincher, craig, and mara could have been brought together to tell this story, or some. Those avidly following movie news probably know at this point that the girl in the spiders web is a sequel to the 2011 david fincher film the girl with the dragon tattoo only with a. Het is ook een sequel op the girl with the dragon tattoo uit 2011 en een reboot vanwege een nieuwe cast. Fede alvarez has revealed what it would take for him to direct a followup to the girl in the spiders web, while also explaining exactly why. Fede alvarez is directing the girl in the spiders web and plans to then return to helm a dont breathe sequel. The girl in the spiders wen picks up some time after the end of the girl who kicked the hornets nest and reunites us with lisbeth salander and mikael blomkvist, but if like me you are excited by the idea of a sequel to the original trilogy then prepare to be disappointed because something from stieg larssons writing is missing.
Claire foy replaces rooney mara in sony pictures soft reboot of the lisbeth salander films, the girl in. Hollywood has chosen to try again, although the result is not exactly a sequel. The girl in the spiders web is the latest dragon tattoo film in the american series. It focuses on the characters lisbeth salander and mikael blomkvist. The girl in the spiders web releases november 9, 2018. The girl in the spiders web comes to uk ultra hd bluray courtesy of sony, who unceremoniously pulled any us 4k release but in a rare exception, as its normally the other way around are still delivering the disc to uk shores. However, the girl in the spiders web features some of hollywoods finest. The girl in the spiders web wastes no time in establishing itself as one of the most misconceived movie sequels ever made. As such, the actors from dragon tattoo are not returning. The girl in the spiders web is silly, but foy, as lisbeth salander, makes it work. Directed by fede alvarez dont breathe, the cyber espionagethriller stars golden globewinner claire foy the crown as salander. The girl in the spiders web will be a dragon tattoo.
The girl in the spiders web cast discusses the sequel in new video. Stephen merchant and norwegian actress synnove macody lund have joined the girl with the dragon tattoo sequel the girl in the spiders web, the hollywood reporter has confirmed claire foy and. The girl in the spider s web is indeed a sequel to the girl with the dragon tattoo. A new dragon tattoo story is, quite simply, a few years too late. The girl with the dragon tattoo is getting a sequel, sort. That which does not kill us is the fourth novel in the millennium series. Another lisbeth salander film would depend greatly on spider s web s overall financial performance. For more movie trailers, celebrity interviews and more visit. A lisbeth salander novel, continuing stieg larssons millennium series.
The girl in the spiders web is not based on larssons trilogy, but on a book by david lagercrantz, who was entrusted with the task of continuing the story of lisbeth and the journalist mikael blomkvist. The girl in the spiders web release date, trailer, cast news for dragon tattoo sequel. Though the girl in the spiders web might be a sequel to the american adaptation of the girl with the dragon tattoo, it certainly doesnt feel that way. Written by david lagercrantz, this is the first novel in the series not authored by the series creator and author of the first three millennium books, stieg larsson. The girl in the spiders web release date, trailer, cast. The latest lisbeth salander movie, the girl in the spiders web, is now in theaters, but critics have been largely negative about this newest installment in the film series based on the works of stieg larsson. Dont breathe sequel, the girl in the spiders web confirmed.
The girl in the spiders webs ending explained screen rant. As a result, sony put the franchise on ice for several years, ultimately deciding to move forward with the girl in the spiders web which is not a direct sequel to dragon tattoo. The girl in the spiders web is such an absorbing airplane novel of a movie that you half expect to walk out of the theater and into ohare international. Claire foy confirmed to lead dragon tattoo reboot the girl in the spiders web by adam chitwood september 15, 2017 dont breathe director fede alvarez is helming the sequelreboot. In the girl in the spider s web, lisbeth salanders past comes back to haunt her as she finds herself trying to save the world from her own twisted sister. The girl with the dragon tattoo is getting a sequel. Claire foy takes on the provocative lead role of salander in spiders web a definite changeup from her performance as queen elizabeth ii in the tv series the crown.
We first get reacquainted with swedish hacker lisbeth salander claire foy, the queen of the crown as she uses her formidable fighting and. The girl in the spiders web is indeed a sequel to the girl with the dragon tattoo. The girl in the spider s web original title in swedish. All of this is to say that, yes, the girl in the spiders web could have a sequel because, one, there are more books, and two, doing multiple movies had been the original idea. With claire foy, beau gadsdon, sverrir gudnason, lakeith stanfield. The cast and director of sony pictures upcoming the girl in the spiders web assembled in stockholm yesterday to open up.
The girl in the spiders web, a sequel to girl with the. The girl in the spiders web director hopes to offend at least one person with every movie. The girl in the spider s web is a 2018 action thriller film directed by fede alvarez and written by alvarez, steven knight, and jay basu, and based on the novel of the same name by david lagercrantz, which in turn is based on characters in the millennium book series by stieg larsson. David lagercrantz the girl in the spiders web the girl who takes an eye for an eye. There were plans for a sequel with the same core cast, but after years of development, nothing. The fact that the spiders web sequel also adds an equally capable supervillain sister to the mix only serves to emphasize how wildly unrelatable all of this material has become. A lisbeth salander novel, continuing stieg larssons millennium series kindle edition by lagercrantz, david. Movie the girl in the spiders web in the works stack.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the girl in the spiders web. It is an adaptation of the book of the same name and serves as somewhat of a reboot to the franchise but how. The girl in the spiders web still provides a consistent degree of entertainment, but its not playing at a higher level, content to handwave away its story for cool chases and fights. Rooney mara was disappointed she wasnt asked back for the. The girl in the spiders web sets up another story for lisbeth salandar, and. Is girl in the spiders web actually faithful to dragon. A disappointing followup to 2011s the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl in the spiders web is a slow trudge devoid of. Girl in the spiders web is a horrible sequel new york post. The girl in the spiders web sees claire foy take on the role of hacker extraordinaire lisbeth salander. Will the sequel adapt the girl who takes an eye for an eye.
The girl in the spiders web is a serviceable but frankly underwhelming sequel to 2011s the girl with the dragon tattoo, david finchers moody, atmospheric remake of the original swedish film based on the first book in stieg larssons bestselling series about bisexual hackervigilante lisbeth salander first brought to life by noomi rapace in the swedish film. The girl in the spiders web, continuing the girl with the dragon tattoo sequence, was written by david lagercrantz and will be published worldwide this august. It stars claire foy, taking over the role of lisbeth salander from. It may seem strange for sony to release the girl in the spiders web, an adaptation of the fourth novel in stieg larssons millennium series due out nov. The girl in the spiders web is technically a sequel, but its also a reboot of sorts.
While the book carries on with great characters and. However, instead of being the second book in the series, it is the fourth book. Young computer hacker lisbeth salander and journalist mikael blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. Claire foy has offer to play the rogue hacker in the girl in the spiders web, the latest installment of the girl with the dragon tattoo series. Girl in the spiders web director on dragon tattoo sequel. Word broke earlier this month that sony pictures was keen on signing evil dead. Is girl in the spiders web actually faithful to dragon tattoo. Sony has revealed the second trailer for the next film in david finchers englishlanguage version of the girl in the dragon tattoo series, continuing with the sequel the girl in the spiders web. The film acts as both a softreboot and a sequel to david finchers the girl with the dragon tattoo. After the box office letdown of the first installment, david fincher, daniel craig and rooney mara all decided not to return. The girl in the spider s web is a sequel to the first three books of the millennium series, which include the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked. The girl in the spiders web is an intense thriller about a female crusader in sweden who saves women abused by men.
Claire foy reinvents herself as lisbeth salander fede alvarezs wholly recast sequel jumps years ahead of the ending of david. Girl in the spiders web cast discusses the sequel in video. The girl in the spiders web hits bluray this february. Will there be a sequel to the girl in the spiders web. In this sequel to a bestselling series of stories, lisbeth must protect a young boy from her troubled, evil sister. The girl in the spiders web will be a girl with the dragon tattoo sequel, says screenwriter steve knight, who adds its very much lisbeths story. The girl in the spiders web is a sequel to the first three books of the millennium series, which include the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked. Surprisingly, its not an adaptation of the sequel, the girl who played with fire, but of the girl in the spiders web, the first of these novels and not written by stieg larsson, who died in 2004. Sony pictures is officially moving ahead with a the girl with the dragon tattoo sequel, the girl in the spiders web, slated to hit theaters october 5, 2018 the new film in millenium series. Mike sprague david finchers the girl with the dragon tattoo starring daniel craig.
Claire foy is the best thing about the new, otherwise conventional dragon tattoo sequel claire foy stars in the girl in the spiders web. Stephen merchant joins dragon tattoo sequel girl in the. The girl in the spiders web shows that dragon tattoo and lisbeth salander have grown bigger than author stieg larsson. The girl in the spiders web is a 2018 action thriller film directed by fede alvarez and written by.