The Movies
Stieg Larsson’s successful novels in the Millenium-series is now being filmed. Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace will play the main characters as Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander
The production of the three movies will begin in the spring of 2008. Niels Arden Oplev, a Danish director, will direct the first movie “Men Who Hate Women”, which will première in all the Nordic countries during 2009.
Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel are writing the script for the first and second movie. Formerly, they have worked together on the movies “King’s Game” and “The Island of Lost Souls” – both directed by Nikolaj Arcel. The script to the third film will be written by Ulf Rybjerg.
The movies are produced by the company Yellow Bird and have a budget of approx. 80 million DKK. Yellow Bird has also produced the “Wallander” movies as well as the TV-drama “Lasermannen.”
discoverd larson this year. It rocks man. Great books, can not wait for the translation off number 3
- mart, 3 July 2008
Noomi and Michael is bad casting indeed. I think Lena Endre is perfect for Erica Berger though. But really disappointed over Blomqvists actor...
- , 28 June 2008
it's a good, a really good thing: it won't be an american blockbuster ! maybe these movies will be great and will translate all the energy and athmosphere which make Millenium so peculiar... Noomi Rapace looks like Lisbeth and she would make Lisbeth alive if she plays well even if I imagine Lisbeth skinnier ^^
- Marie, 26 June 2008
In my head Blomkvist looks like Stieg Larssons handsome brother, not like this.
- Sas, 22 June 2008
I'm waiting for the third book translation! ( Dutch )
- ad koelen, 20 June 2008
I think Michael is a good cast for Mikael, but he looks like a badguy in this photo, and thats not how I picture Mikael at all. Naomi is to tall to be Lisbeth, and her face is not quirky enough. But however, makeupartist will probably change her looks dramatically. cant wait for this film!
- nosignature, 11 June 2008
Why does it take so long for these books to be released in English? The German and French versions are both out in paperback already ....
- CC, 9 June 2008
I love this books :) the´re the BEST!!
- , 8 June 2008
soory for the actress, but she get nothing compare with Lisbeth... I imagine her skinniest, more dirty and particular than her. Lisbeth is weird, beautiful but not this way
- tania, 4 June 2008
I really agree with the other ones. Michael is not a bit Mikel at all & Lisbeth Salander is not so tall.
- HannoveranianGirl, 1 June 2008
it will flop. sorry. michael looks nothing like mikael, and i agree with the other commentator that noomi looks more like erika than lisbeth.
i really don´t understand why this film needs to be made. except for money, of course.
not very stieg larssonian, if you ask me.
r.i.p.
- norway, 28 May 2008
That Noomi looks nothing like Salander. She is more Erika Berger.. Not a good Cast. Salander is much smaller in every way.
- Joy, 21 May 2008
That girl is so not sally. She is totally Erika. Bad casting.
- Sarah, 21 May 2008
when will we see the complete set here in Australia ?
I have read the girl with the dragon tattoo and can't wait for the others
- Groot Maria, 14 May 2008
Michelle - you´re so right!
- S.V.W., 8 May 2008
I cannot imagine how they could make the story interesting in a film, it is so complex; I adored the books, just finished the third tome and I feel I will not find anything interesting enough to read now.
Now I read on this site that there will be 3 movies, much much better in my opinion. At least a lot of stuff will not be set aside.
- michelle, 30 April 2008
I googlized Noomi Rapace and Michael Nykvist to find more about them, especially photographs. Of course they are not exactly like we imagined them for a very simple reason: as we read the volumes, we create them in our own minds. Are they good actors? These roles will be the roles of their career and I am happy for them. And someone else noted here, we have to applause the fact that the film rights for these books, sure to sell by millions across the world, were not sold to american producers. I hope that other successfull books written and published in large and small countries around the world will be adapted for screen by local producers and played by local actors. Wouldn't it be great?
- QuebecReader, 4 July 2008