A few months ago I speculated on who will be The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in the American version of Stieg Larsson’s hugely successful Novel. Whist Ellen Page would still be my choice for the part of Lisbeth Salander, Carey Mulligan appears to be the frontrunner, Kristen Stewart’s name still keeps coming up as well. The latest rumour for the part of Mikael Blomkvist is current James Bond, Daniel Craig. The other names that keep cropping up are Johnny Depp, George Clooney and Viggo Mortensen.
Daniel Craig: I hadn’t considered him for the part but the more I think about it I think he would do a pretty good job.
Johnny Depp: I would give anything with him in it a chance but I really don’t think he would be right for this movie.
George Clooney: A great actor and possibly the closest thing we have to an old fashioned movie star at the moment. I’m not convinced by him as Blomkvist.
Brad Pitt: I think he has ruled himself out now. Probably for the best, again he is the wrong man for this movie.
Viggo Mortensen: Probably my first choice. A great actor who can bring the necessary depth to the part.
Whoever is cast we will have to wait two years for the movie, in the meantime the second in original Swedish adaptation of the “Millennium Trilogy” The Girl Who Played With Fire will be released in the UK on August 27th 2010 and here is the new UK poster.
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I still really need to watch the original to see what the fuss is all about. As you said, Daniel Craig was cast (or is in talks to) in the US version by David Fincher.
It is worth seeing, but I would suggest reading the book too.
I thought Viggo was as well. Perhaps I’m mistaken? I thought I had heard he was committed. I like the idea of him being in anything of course.
I have just looked it up on IMDB they have George Clooney and Johnny Depp as “rumoured” but with no character name. Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Craig are both down as “rumoured” to be playing Mikael Blomkvist so ultimately they know as much (or as little to be precise) as I do.
I like Craig or Viggo for the role for what I’ve read about it. Depp seems kind of weird, and I like him in anything.
I am just NOT seeing Viggo as a journalist. Craig – eh, I guess. He’s the best of the ones you’ve listed, but I have yet to see (or think of, either, unfortunately) anyone who I’ve just thought “Yes, that’s a great choice!” I wouldn’t mind someone like Peter Saarsgard (hey, he might even be Swedish, and he’s played a journalist before in Shattered Glass), but I think they’re going for a bigger name. Neeson might be able to pull it off, but he’s a bit old.
I remain stumped. And I hate the Mulligan choice. Of the rumored ones, I’m rooting for Portman, though I’d prefer they go with an unknown for Salander.
Finishing up the third book now…