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not only pay handsomely, but also help disprove the libel accusations against Blomkvist. During his investigation, which reveals a number of sordid family secrets, Blomkvist teams with young, eccentric hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), whose eye-catching tattoo gives the story its title. Larsson’s trilogy — The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The , Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s By Jay Holben Nest — was brought to the silver screen by Swedish filmmakers in 2009, and when Fincher began prepping his version of •|• Dragon Tattoo, he was keen to retain its native elements by shooting extensively in Sweden and using a Swedish crew. “It was an aesthetic choice,” says Fincher. “We wanted it to look avid Fincher has tackled some twisted tales over the and feel like a Swedish film, and I think it does. We were course of his career, notably Seven (AC Oct. ’95), Fight already getting flak for doing a Hollywood version of the story, Club (AC Nov. ’97) and Zodiac (AC April ’06), but his so we made a commitment to doing as much of the movie as latest picture, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, could be possible in Sweden, with a Swedish crew.” his most complicated narrative yet. Adapted from the first That crew initially included a Swedish cinematograbook in Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s wildly popular trilogy, pher, but after a few weeks of shooting, Fincher decided to the film follows Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), a renowned make a change. He called Jeff Cronenweth, ASC, one of his investigative journalist who accepts an unusual job offer after longtime collaborators, and asked him to take over. his journalism career is derailed by accusations of libel. Cronenweth recalls, “I got a call at 6 in the morning, and it was Wealthy industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) Bob Wagner, David’s assistant director, asking how I was asks Blomkvist to solve a 40-year-old cold case, the disapdoing. I said, ‘I’m fine, Bob, but it’s 6 a.m., so this obviously pearance of Vanger’s niece, Harriet, and in return Vanger will isn’t a social call. What’s up?’ He said David and the cineJanuary 2012 American Cinematographer
David Fincher reteams with Jeff Cronenweth, ASC to remake the Swedish hit The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - January 2012
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Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: String Theory
Production Slate: The Descendants • ASC Awards Preview • HPA Awards
Cold Case
Animal Instincts
Lord of War
Go with the Flow
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Rodrigo Prieto
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