Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara

[bankska22]

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Last week, word came out that producers Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin are developing a sequel to David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but neither Fincher nor stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara would be back to reprise their roles. Ex Machina and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. star Alicia Vikander's name was brought up as a potential replacement in the role of Lisbeth Salander, but Mara has since stated that "As far as I know I'm doing it until someone tells me otherwise." So there appears to be some confusion going on behind the scenes.

EW (via The Playlist) adds to that confusion by reporting that Craig and Mara could actually both end up coming back to star in the new movie. It seems like the project is in very early stages right now, and once Pascal and Rudin have a better idea of what the final script looks like and what their budget is going to be (as of now, they're reportedly looking at a $60 million movie, about $40 million less than Fincher's Dragon Tattoo), they'll probably start making legitimate offers to actors.

The sequel is going to be based on The Girl in the Spider's Web, the fourth book in the Millennium series, which was written after original author Stieg Larsson's death. Assuming Fincher won't return because of the smaller budget, would you like to see The Girl in the Spider's Web feature a whole new cast of actors (including possibly Alicia Vikander), or would you prefer it if Craig and Mara came back?

[VincentLupo]

Didn't much care for the Americanized version so doesn't really matter.

[ctaulbee]

I thought it was pretty good, was hoping for the next film but after sometime passed I figured Columbia had pulled the plug even after publicly saying they were doing a trilogy, it's amazing how much the studios don't mind just flat out making it up as they go or changes without regard if they think for one second they will lose money.

I'm less excited now, it will be lo-budget at best an probably quickly thrown together, my instincts tell me it will suck, we will see.

[bankska22]

Have not seen the first film.