The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 psychological crime thriller film based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. This film adaptation was directed by David Fincher and written by Steven Zaillian. Starring Daniel Craig as journalist Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, it tells the story of Blomkvist's investigation to find out what happened to a woman from a wealthy family who disappeared 40 years prior. He recruits the help of Salander, a computer hacker. Sony Pictures Entertainment began development on the film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film) 2011", while reaching the top ten of seven other publications, including the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch", "San Francisco Chronicle", and the "New Orleans Times-Picayune". "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was declared one of the best films of the year by the American Film Institute, as well as the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. In December 2011, Fincher stated that the creative team involved planned to film the sequels "The Girl Who Played with Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest", "back to back." There was an announced release date of 2013 for a film version of