As such, the new film seems to be acting as a reboot as much as it is a sequel.
David Fincher’s Hollywood version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was one of those movies that was reasonably successful, but not enough so to automatically greenlight a sequel.
The follow-ups languished in development hell, always as a possibility, but never really moving forward.
In addition to not filming versions of Larsson’s other books, it was decided to recast the characters.