If you missed the previous trailer for director David Fincher’s adaptation of the wildly popular Swedish mystery THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, you can still see it here. But today there’s a new trailer almost four minutes long, and it’s pretty spectacular. I’ve seen the original, and can honestly say Fincher has captured the mood and feel of it, all while adding his own signature touch. With a screenplay by Steve Zallian, this take features Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in the leads, with an excellent supporting cast including Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Joely Richardson, Embeth Davidtz, Steven Berkoff, David Dencik, Alexandra Daddario, Goran Visnjic, and Julian Sands. If you’ve never seen the original, you really should, as it’s better made and more engrossing than most American films of its type, and a star-making performance by the engaging Noomi Rapace as “Lisbeth Salander”, the title role. It also spawned two theatrical sequels, though the original remains the best of the three. The original film is dark and gritty, and perfect source material for THE SOCIAL NETWORK director to mine from. I just hope there’s at least a few noticeable differences, as I have such a strong appreciation for the Swedish production, and I’m not necessarily hoping for a shot for shot remake, but rather a sincere interpretation of what came before. This new lengthy trailer gives me so much hope. There’s familiar stuff in there, but just enough little changes I think it will stand on its own… and I’m loving Craig and Mara in this – and dig that killer music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, collaborating again hot off the heels of THE SOCIAL NETWORK sountrack. Check out the new preview below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Based on Stieg Larsson’s posthumously published crime thriller trilogy, “The Millennium Series.” The book describes the mystery surrounding the long-unsolved disappearance of an heiress. A journalist recently dinged by a libel case and a young female hacker try to resolve it, stirring up bundles of personal and industrial corruption along the way.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO opens December 21, 2011
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
