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Fede Alvarez’s "The Girl In The Spider’s Web" Gets a October 2018 Release!

By Flora / 15 Mar 2017 (Wednesday)

Sequel to the global hit The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the book-to-movie adaptation 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' will return to the big screen in 2018, with a new cast.

Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016’s breakout thriller Don’t Breathe, will helm the project from a screenplay by Steven Knight and Fede Alvarez & Jay Basu. Scott Rudin, Søren Stærmose, Ole Søndberg, Amy Pascal, Elizabeth Cantillon, Eli Bush, and Berna Levin will produce; the executive producers are Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Line Winther Skyum Funch, Johannes Jensen, and David Fincher.

The new film will feature an entirely new cast, and the announcement marks the kickoff of a global search for an actress to portray in the iconic role of Lisbeth Salander. Rumour has it that Alicia Vikander is the front-runner for the role as Salander, previously portrayed by Rooney Mara. The production will begin principal photography in September of this year with a release date scheduled for October 5, 2018.

The Girl in the Spider’s Web will be the first in the best-selling series to be produced into an English-language film in its initial adaptation. The previous books in the series have been adapted into Swedish-language films, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was a remake of the Swedish film. It became a global hit for Columbia Pictures, taking in over $230 million worldwide.

Alvarez said, “I’m hugely excited and grateful for this opportunity. Sony has become family to me and I can’t think of a more thrilling project to celebrate our relationship. Lisbeth Salander is the kind of character any director dreams of bringing to life. We’ve got a great script and now comes the most fun part – finding our Lisbeth.”

Were you a fan of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'? Sound off in the comments section who you think is suitable to play the next Lisbeth Salander.

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Fede Alvarez’s "The Girl In The Spider’s Web" Gets a October 2018 Release!