Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film (Daniel Craig)

I haven't seen the English version, but unless they capture the sullen demeanor of the lead, like Noomi Rapace did, it will be hard to match the original.
I don't know if she was considered for the role.

Quote: victorimmature

I don't know if she was considered for the role.

I don't think so. Rapace played the part in all three movies. I would think that they would want an actress who would be willing to play the part in up to four movies. Presuming they get 4 movies out of the 3 books. The Swedish version had a budget of $13 m, and $104 m in worldwide boxoffice, while the English language version had a $90m budget and only $107m in worldwide boxoffice so far.

With the Swedish film being one of the most successful non-English films of the past ten years, having the same actress would invite too many comparisons. Offhand the only time that I remember a principal role that was reprised in the foreign language version and the English version was Penelope Cruz's part in Abre los Ojos / Vanilla Sky.

Quote: pacomartin

I don't think so. Rapace played the part in all three movies. I would think that they would want an actress who would be willing to play the part in up to four movies. Presuming they get 4 movies out of the 3 books. The Swedish version had a budget of $13 m, and $104 m in worldwide boxoffice, while the English language version had a $90m budget and only $107m in worldwide boxoffice so far.

With the Swedish film being one of the most successful non-English films of the past ten years, having the same actress would invite too many comparisons. Offhand the only time that I remember a principal role that was reprised in the foreign language version and the English version was Penelope Cruz's part in Abre los Ojos / Vanilla Sky.

I'm not surprised the originals were successful.
They were more entertaining than most of the crap produced today.

Quote: victorimmature

I'm not surprised the originals were successful.
They were more entertaining than most of the crap produced today.

Its the neo-noir and its various marketing-oriented classifications: tartan noir, Scandinavian noir, etc.

Police procedural novels no longer feature young admirable characters. Police officers are middle aged, alcoholic, career-threatened individuals with several major character traits that are by no means admirable.

Bleak landscapes in natural lighting... nothing new there. No Country For Old Men shot the opening sequence of the aftermath of a drug buy gone bad in two segments: dawn and dusk.

Quote: FleaStiff

Its the neo-noir and its various marketing-oriented classifications: tartan noir, Scandinavian noir, etc.

Police procedural novels no longer feature young admirable characters. Police officers are middle aged, alcoholic, career-threatened individuals with several major character traits that are by no means admirable.

Bleak landscapes in natural lighting... nothing new there. No Country For Old Men shot the opening sequence of the aftermath of a drug buy gone bad in two segments: dawn and dusk.

In my opinion, Hollywood's standards have slipped over the past few decades.
They seem to be too focused on making a quick buck.
Foreign fims are often superior, if you can put up with the sub-titles.

Quote: victorimmature

Foreign films are often superior, if you can put up with the sub-titles.

The only thing worse than the subtitles is watching a film with someone who knows the language and laughs at the inadequacy of the subtitles.

Quote: victorimmature

In my opinion, Hollywood's standards have slipped over the past few decades.
They seem to be too focused on making a quick buck.

Hollywood has always been that way. It was actually
worse in the past. Before VCR's and TV there was no
market for old movies anywhere. You made your money
fast and furious in the first couple weeks of the movies
release. The major studio's cranked out a movie a week
in the 30's and 40's, now its just a few a year. And today
they make half their profits months down the road on
DVD's.

Quote: EvenBob

Hollywood has always been that way. It was actually worse in the past. Before VCR's and TV there was no market for old movies anywhere. You made your money fast and furious in the first couple weeks of the movies release. The major studio's cranked out a movie a week in the 30's and 40's, now its just a few a year. And today they make half their profits months down the road on DVD's.

Well in the old days they had a lot of levels of budgets. Those movies that took a week or two to shoot were the equivalent of a TV series today.

But today, most movies make all their profit after the theatrical release. You are considered lucky if the theatrical box office pays you back your production and marketing costs.

But today, there are very few major productions that have little or no interest to people 18 or under. In that way the market has almost completely changed.

Quote: FleaStiff

The only thing worse than the subtitles is watching a film with someone who knows the language and laughs at the inadequacy of the subtitles.

Well, dubbing is worse, so the only alternative is to learn the language.

Wizard, here are the 9 Spanish language submittals for the Academy Awards.

Argentina: Aballay, el hombre sin miedo (Aballay), Fernando Spiner
Chile: Violeta Se Fue a los Cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven), Andrés Wood
Colombia: Los Colores de la Montaña (The Colors of the Mountain), Carlos César Arbeláez
Cuba: Habanastation, Ian Padrón
Mexico: Miss Bala, Gerado Naranjo
Peru: Octubre (October), Diego and Daniel Vega
Spain: Pa Negre (Black Bread), Agustí Villaronga
Uruguay: La Casa Muda (The Silent House), Gustavo Hernández
Venezuela: El Rumor de las Piedras (The Rumble of the Stones), Alejandro Bellame

Quote: pacomartin

But today, there are very few major productions that have little or no interest to people 18 or under. In that way the market has almost completely changed.

This certainly seems to be where the emphasis is.
Too many childrens movies.