Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2 to Be Released? Sequel Coming After All?

By Liezl Dunuan, Christian Post Contributor Friday, April 10, 2015

Rumors are once again circulating that 2011 critically-acclaimed movie "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" may get a sequel after all. These started when Knopf Publishers recently announced that they are publishing a new novel called "The Girl in the Spider's Web" as part of the "Millennium" novel series that started with the first novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," which was what the movie was based on.

"Spider's Web" is said to be the fourth novel in the series. The first three novels were originally authored by Stieg Larsson, but the fourth one was authored by David Lagercrantz. All novels feature one character Lisbeth Salander, who is a female hacker.

Sony Pictures, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, has the rights to make film adaptations of all the "Millennium" books which include the second and third books: "The Girl who Played with Fire" and "The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest." Inside sources also say that Sony also has rights to the upcoming fourth novel.

A sequel that was supposed to be based on the second novel was originally said to come out in 2013, but for some reason, it has been delayed. The report mentions that given the upcoming release of the fourth novel, there are talks that Sony may be considering making a sequel based on the second and third novels and a third sequel on the fourth novel.

Amy Pascal, who used to head Sony when they came out with the first film, is said to be resistant to this new idea, because it was reported that the studio has already paid "a seven figure sum" for a script by screenwriter Steven Zaillian based on the second novel. Sony's original plan for the sequel also meant reducing the film's budget so that the studio can cut their losses if in case the film does not succeed in the box office. The 2011 movie was made with a $90 million budget and only earned $233 million worldwide.

If the studio pushes through with the sequel on a much tighter budget, it is likely to mean that the original film's stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig may not be able to reprise their roles, according to another report on NME.