GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

To no one's surprise, Daniel Craig (Layer Cake, Munich) has been cast as Mikael Blomkvist in the American adaptation of the very popular Swedish film of the same name. Blomkvist is the editor of the magazine Millennium, who gets involved in a decades old murder mystery.

With the James Bond franchise on an extended hiatus due to company trouble, Craig will have ample time to stretch his legs into other roles. In Tattoo, Blomkvist gets his ass kicked--very un-Bond like. I like Craig though; he's a great actor, and he's perfect for this character. Plus, he can more than adequately pass for a Swede.


Lisbeth Salander, the other protagonist from the story has not been cast yet. Some names that have been thrown around are Emily Browning, Carey Mulligan, and every other skinny, twenty-something actress in Hollywood.