You know it's one of the biggest books of the last decade, when you see people everywhere from the beach to the doctor's office with their head buried in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
You might even know the tragic story about how author Stieg Larsson died before his blockbuster Millennium Trilogy (". . . Dragon Tattoo," "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest") was published. But how much more do you know about the book, and girl, who have taken the publishing world by storm?
In advance of Wednesday's opening of the movie starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, here's your "Dragon Tattoo 101."
1. The original title of the "Dragon Tattoo" book in Swedish is "Men Who Hate Women." The vitriol gives a not-so-subtle hint at the book's very dark, very violent themes.
2. Larsson's Millennium Trilogy books have sold a phenomenal 65 million copies in more than 50 countries, including more than 1 million e-books.
3. The David Fincher-directed "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" that opens nationwide Wednesday follows three successful Swedish film adaptations of Larsson's books, all released in 2009.
4. The Swedish-language films were a big hit for Cleveland Cinemas when they played in town in 2010. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" played for five months, and "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" lasted for three months. The Swedish films were a worldwide success, playing in more than 25 countries outside Scandinavia.
5. The budget for Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" was $100 million. Director Niels Arden Oplev's Swedish "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" was made for $13 million and took in over $105 million ($10 million in North America).
6. Noomi Rapace, who stunned critics (including this one) with her fierce turn as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish trilogy, earned the Swedish Guldbagge Award for best actress and nominations for several other European honors. She can currently be seen in her first English-language film, as a Gypsy fortune teller in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows."
7. Director Fincher's previous films include "Seven" (1995), "Fight Club" (1999), "Panic Room" (2002), "Zodiac" (2007) and "The Social Network" (2010). But he got his start directing videos for some very famous names, including Madonna ("Express Yourself," "Vogue"), Billy Idol ("Cradle of Love"), Paula Abdul ("Straight Up"), Aerosmith ("Janie's Got a Gun"), the Rolling Stones ("Love Is Strong") and Nine Inch Nails ("Only.")
8. The English-language production was filmed almost entirely in Sweden.
9. Daniel Craig was the first major star to be cast in Fincher's film, as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Blomkvist has one character trait in common with Craig's most famous role, "Bond, James Bond": He's a ladies' man. But don't expect much swanky martini-swilling this time; Blomkvist is a nose-to-the-grindstone reporter, not a superspy.
10. After multiple screen tests and competition from leading names including Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, the starring role of Lisbeth Salander was given to relative unknown Rooney Mara,With all of the guccicaps sales rampant, who had a small role in Fincher's "The Social Network." Mara is also known for her lineage as football royalty. She's the great-granddaughter of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. and New York Giants founder Tim Mara.
11. Even star Craig was taken aback with the film's ultraviolence. He told Esquire magazine in July: "It's as adult as you can possibly make it. This is adult drama. . . . Fincher, he's not holding back. They've given him free rein. He showed me some scenes recently,Find deals on truereligion at great prices.Take advantage of our laurenhoody today. and my hand was over my mouth, going, 'Are you [expletive] serious?' "
12. Actor Stellan Skarsgaard, who plays businessman Martin Vanger in the film, is the only Swede with a major role in the movie. He speaks English with a Swedish accent in it, as do the American actors. Brit Daniel Craig has his usual English accent.
13. Despite the extreme violence against women in his stories, Larsson considered himself a devoted feminist. He claimed to have begun his fight for women's rights after witnessing a gang-rape of a girl when he was a teen. It's speculated that his regret at not coming to her defense led to avenging angel Lisbeth.
14. Larsson imagined Lisbeth as a grown-up Pippi Longstocking (a Pippi who'd had a hard, hard life, apparently). Not only is her real hair red in honor of the children's literature favorite created by Astrid Lindgren. Lisbeth uses the alias V.Kulla on her apartment building, short for Pippi's house, Villa Villekulla.
15. Want the Lisbeth look? H&M clothing has just launched a "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" line inspired by the brooding punkette's style. Think lots of black, ripped T-shirts, leather leggings, fitted bomber jackets and lots of asymmetrical lines. Alas, the pieces will not be available in any Ohio stores.
16. The second two films in the trilogy are tentatively slated for release in December 2012 and 2013,fakerolexwatches are watches designed to look exactly like the originals. with the same cast and Fincher directing.
17. Want to see the real Sodermalm area, the Kvarnen bar and other Stockholm hangouts where Blomkvist and Lisbeth uncover dastardly deeds and drink lots of coffee? Tours of "Larsson's Stockholm" are popular tourist draws in Sweden. The Stockholm City Museum's "Stieg Larsson -- Millennium Tour" is one of the most popular.
18. The soundtrack to the new movie was created by former Clevelander Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails fame, along with English musician Atticus Ross.
19. Canton jewelry designer Dana Schneider designed several pieces for actors Craig and Robin Wright to wear in the film, including an oxidized silver chain for Craig and an "open flower necklace" for Wright. Replicas are available at Lingg showroom in Woodmere this week. Call 216-378-2666.
20. Wonder what happens to Lisbeth and company after the final Millennium book? Larsson completed about three-quarters of a fourth novel. The hotly contested text is on a computer possessed by his longtime partner, Eva Gabrielsson, who is embroiled in a battle over his estate with his father and brother.pradahandbags English dubbed anime online.
You might even know the tragic story about how author Stieg Larsson died before his blockbuster Millennium Trilogy (". . . Dragon Tattoo," "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest") was published. But how much more do you know about the book, and girl, who have taken the publishing world by storm?
In advance of Wednesday's opening of the movie starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, here's your "Dragon Tattoo 101."
1. The original title of the "Dragon Tattoo" book in Swedish is "Men Who Hate Women." The vitriol gives a not-so-subtle hint at the book's very dark, very violent themes.
2. Larsson's Millennium Trilogy books have sold a phenomenal 65 million copies in more than 50 countries, including more than 1 million e-books.
3. The David Fincher-directed "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" that opens nationwide Wednesday follows three successful Swedish film adaptations of Larsson's books, all released in 2009.
4. The Swedish-language films were a big hit for Cleveland Cinemas when they played in town in 2010. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" played for five months, and "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" lasted for three months. The Swedish films were a worldwide success, playing in more than 25 countries outside Scandinavia.
5. The budget for Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" was $100 million. Director Niels Arden Oplev's Swedish "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" was made for $13 million and took in over $105 million ($10 million in North America).
6. Noomi Rapace, who stunned critics (including this one) with her fierce turn as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish trilogy, earned the Swedish Guldbagge Award for best actress and nominations for several other European honors. She can currently be seen in her first English-language film, as a Gypsy fortune teller in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows."
7. Director Fincher's previous films include "Seven" (1995), "Fight Club" (1999), "Panic Room" (2002), "Zodiac" (2007) and "The Social Network" (2010). But he got his start directing videos for some very famous names, including Madonna ("Express Yourself," "Vogue"), Billy Idol ("Cradle of Love"), Paula Abdul ("Straight Up"), Aerosmith ("Janie's Got a Gun"), the Rolling Stones ("Love Is Strong") and Nine Inch Nails ("Only.")
8. The English-language production was filmed almost entirely in Sweden.
9. Daniel Craig was the first major star to be cast in Fincher's film, as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Blomkvist has one character trait in common with Craig's most famous role, "Bond, James Bond": He's a ladies' man. But don't expect much swanky martini-swilling this time; Blomkvist is a nose-to-the-grindstone reporter, not a superspy.
10. After multiple screen tests and competition from leading names including Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, the starring role of Lisbeth Salander was given to relative unknown Rooney Mara,With all of the guccicaps sales rampant, who had a small role in Fincher's "The Social Network." Mara is also known for her lineage as football royalty. She's the great-granddaughter of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. and New York Giants founder Tim Mara.
11. Even star Craig was taken aback with the film's ultraviolence. He told Esquire magazine in July: "It's as adult as you can possibly make it. This is adult drama. . . . Fincher, he's not holding back. They've given him free rein. He showed me some scenes recently,Find deals on truereligion at great prices.Take advantage of our laurenhoody today. and my hand was over my mouth, going, 'Are you [expletive] serious?' "
12. Actor Stellan Skarsgaard, who plays businessman Martin Vanger in the film, is the only Swede with a major role in the movie. He speaks English with a Swedish accent in it, as do the American actors. Brit Daniel Craig has his usual English accent.
13. Despite the extreme violence against women in his stories, Larsson considered himself a devoted feminist. He claimed to have begun his fight for women's rights after witnessing a gang-rape of a girl when he was a teen. It's speculated that his regret at not coming to her defense led to avenging angel Lisbeth.
14. Larsson imagined Lisbeth as a grown-up Pippi Longstocking (a Pippi who'd had a hard, hard life, apparently). Not only is her real hair red in honor of the children's literature favorite created by Astrid Lindgren. Lisbeth uses the alias V.Kulla on her apartment building, short for Pippi's house, Villa Villekulla.
15. Want the Lisbeth look? H&M clothing has just launched a "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" line inspired by the brooding punkette's style. Think lots of black, ripped T-shirts, leather leggings, fitted bomber jackets and lots of asymmetrical lines. Alas, the pieces will not be available in any Ohio stores.
16. The second two films in the trilogy are tentatively slated for release in December 2012 and 2013,fakerolexwatches are watches designed to look exactly like the originals. with the same cast and Fincher directing.
17. Want to see the real Sodermalm area, the Kvarnen bar and other Stockholm hangouts where Blomkvist and Lisbeth uncover dastardly deeds and drink lots of coffee? Tours of "Larsson's Stockholm" are popular tourist draws in Sweden. The Stockholm City Museum's "Stieg Larsson -- Millennium Tour" is one of the most popular.
18. The soundtrack to the new movie was created by former Clevelander Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails fame, along with English musician Atticus Ross.
19. Canton jewelry designer Dana Schneider designed several pieces for actors Craig and Robin Wright to wear in the film, including an oxidized silver chain for Craig and an "open flower necklace" for Wright. Replicas are available at Lingg showroom in Woodmere this week. Call 216-378-2666.
20. Wonder what happens to Lisbeth and company after the final Millennium book? Larsson completed about three-quarters of a fourth novel. The hotly contested text is on a computer possessed by his longtime partner, Eva Gabrielsson, who is embroiled in a battle over his estate with his father and brother.pradahandbags English dubbed anime online.
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