House of Fincher - 10 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 5 a.m.

b'Legendary producer Kathleen Kennedy urged David Fincher to adapt Stieg
Larrson\\u2019s hit novel series about Lisbeth Salander. Despite thinking it
wouldn\\u2019t be a strong box office draw, Fincher took on the task of
adapting a difficult tale to an American retelling. Assembling a
stellar cast anchored by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in a starmaking
turn as the titular character, the film nevertheless had trouble
finding an audience. One of your hosts had problems with it at the
time, and so was challenged on this journey into the House of Fincher
to look on the work with fresh eyes.'