The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Sky Taps Oyelowo, Prettejohn as Leads
David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn lead the present-day adaptation, which will expand the Vanger family story beyond the films.
- Sky has cast David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn as leads Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander in its eight-part reimagining of Stieg Larsson's Millennium book series.
- Produced by Left Bank Pictures, the thriller promises to bring the story "into the present day" by exploring how power and secrecy take on new forms in an increasingly connected digital world.
- Filming for the project commences in Lithuania next month, with writers Amanda Coe, Steve Lightfoot, and Angela LaManna leading the creative team alongside lead director Reinaldo Marcus Green.
- This splashy adaptation arrives around 15 years after David Fincher's 2011 film starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, building on a franchise that has sold 100 million books worldwide.
- Sony Pictures Television, which owns Left Bank, is selling the series abroad and plans to showcase the project to international buyers at next month's MIPCOM event.
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'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo': David Oyelowo & Viola Prettejohn To Star In Sky's TV Adaptation Of Stieg Larrson's Nordic Noir
Sky‘s upcoming “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” TV adaptation has found its Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander. Deadline reports that David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn will star in the upcoming series, with more casting news to come. Production gets underway in Lithuania net month. READ MORE: ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’: Sky Gets Series Remake Into Production This Spring After Amazon Version Stalls Another take on Stieg Larsson‘s Nordic N…
'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo': David Oyelowo & Viola Prettejohn Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Sky has found its Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander for the network’s upcoming TV adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. David Oyelowo (Silo) and rising star Viola Prettejohn (The Crown) will play the leads in Sony Pictures Television and Left Bank Pictures’ splashy adaptation, which comes around 15 years after […]
Sky's 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Series Finally Finds Its Lisbeth Salander
Few crime stories have proven as durable as Stieg Larsson’s Millennium books, and a new ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo‘ series is about to test that staying power on the small screen. The novels have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, so the pressure to get the casting right is enormous. The project...
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