The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Fede Alvarez to direct sequel

 

Sony is apparently eyeing director Fede Alvarez to helm their sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which is going to be called The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Variety is the one with the news, and they’re reporting that Rooney Mara is expected to return as hacker Lizbeth Salander, with the film set to be based on the new novel of the same name by David Lagercrantz.

For those unfamiliar with the source material, Spider’s Web follows Salander during another investigation with Mikael Blomkvist, as the duo uncover a web of government spies and cyber criminals with deadly stakes. Sounds intriguing, and like the start of an exciting thriller. With plans now in place to adapt the novel as the first sequel to Fincher’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it appears as if the studio will be skipping over the final two books in the original trilogy, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl in the Hornet’s Nest.

No word yet on additional casting or even a production start date, but now that the pieces are starting to fall into place, it’s likely that Sony will make some further announcements soon.