Following her breakout performance opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, actress Vicky Krieps has now signed on to the cast of Sony and MGM’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo sequel The Girl in the Spider’s Web.
The movie, based upon David Lagercrantz’s bestselling Millennium novel (the first not to be penned by Stieg Larsson), is being directed by Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe) from a script by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). It sees The Crown’s Claire Foy taking on the role of Lisbeth Salander, with Sverrir Gudnason (Borg/McEnroe) portraying Mikael Blomkvist.
Also featuring in the cast of The Girl in the Spider’s Web are Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049), Claes Bang (The Square), Cameron Britton (Mindhunter), Stephen Merchant (Logan) and Synnøve Macody Lund (Headhunters). Filming is underway now ahead of a release on October 19th 2018.
Via Variety
Originally published February 11, 2018. Updated February 10, 2018.
