The Films of Fincher — Part 8: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

In anticipation of David Fincher’s new film, Mank, I am revisiting and reflecting on (almost) his entire filmography. The previous entry was The Social Network (2010).

Of course David Fincher was offered the opportunity to direct an American adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, he’s made a career of dark material; but in the case of the 2011 film, what Fincher and screenwriter Steven Zaillian were given, was a very unique opportunity. Having already been adapted into the 2009 Swedish trilogy, starring…