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Bring Home The Pulse-Pounding Action Thriller ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ This February

Golden Globe® and Emmy ® winner Claire Foy (“The Crown,” 2017; “The Crown,” 2018) brings to life the iconic role of Lisbeth Salander in the next exciting chapter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. The film which we called a “stunning, pulse-pounding, action-thriller” in our review, was directed by Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead; Don’t Breathe) who brings an incredible amount of suspense and tension to the film adaptation of the fourth book of the acclaimed Millennium series to create a thrilling cinematic experience. The Girl in the Spider’s Web also stars Sverrir Gudnason (Borg vs. McEnroe), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out; Sorry to Bother You, TV’s “Atlanta”), Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) and Stephen Merchant (Logan; Hot Fuzz). In the film, Lisbeth Salander (Foy) and “journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable of global destruction

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 31, 2019
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Movie Review: The Girl In The Spider’s Web

The Girl in the Spider’s Web opens with two young girls sitting on the floor of their room when they are beckoned to their father’s bedroom. There he sits on the edge of his bed calling his daughters to his arms, about to commit the worst crime a father could. One daughter leaps from the window to save herself. Thankfully we are not forced to witness the disgusting act, but get the message loud and clear about the abuse the girls are faced with. Now an adult, Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) makes her living by in the shadows as a hired thief. She moonlights as a vigilante trying to protect women from evil men’s deeds as a form of redemption for leaving sister behind. When she takes a job to steal a program from the U.S. government it soon has her fighting for her life and will force her to face her past. Director Fede Alvarez, the same man behind

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 29, 2019
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The “Dragon Tattoo” Saga Continues This November With ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’

Coming this November is the next chapter The Dragon Tattoo story, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, starring Claire Foy (The Crown) as Lisbeth Salander, the fierce, outcast vigilante defender from the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson. A first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller, the film is directed by Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016’s breakout thriller Don’t Breathe. Alvarez directed from the screenplay adaptation he co-wrote with Jay Basu and Steven Knight. Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant, Claes Bang, Christopher Convery, Synnøve Macody Lund, and Vicky Krieps also star. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose, Berna Levin, Amy Pascal, Elizabeth Cantillon, Eli Bush. Executive producers include Robert J. Dohrmann, Line Winther Skyum Funch, Johannes Jensen, Anni Faurbye Fernandez, and David Fincher. The Girl in the Spider’s Web will debut on November 9, 2018, from Sony Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 17, 2018

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Bring Home The Pulse-Pounding Action Thriller ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’ This February

Golden Globe® and Emmy ® winner Claire Foy (“The Crown,” 2017; “The Crown,” 2018) brings to life the iconic role of Lisbeth Salander in the next exciting chapter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. The film which we called a “stunning, pulse-pounding, action-thriller” in our review, was directed by Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead; Don’t Breathe) who brings an incredible amount of suspense and tension to the film adaptation of the fourth book of the acclaimed Millennium series to create a thrilling cinematic experience. The Girl in the Spider’s Web also stars Sverrir Gudnason (Borg vs. McEnroe), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out; Sorry to Bother You, TV’s “Atlanta”), Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049) and Stephen Merchant (Logan; Hot Fuzz). In the film, Lisbeth Salander (Foy) and “journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable of global destruction

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 31, 2019
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Girl In The Spider’s Web

The Girl in the Spider’s Web opens with two young girls sitting on the floor of their room when they are beckoned to their father’s bedroom. There he sits on the edge of his bed calling his daughters to his arms, about to commit the worst crime a father could. One daughter leaps from the window to save herself. Thankfully we are not forced to witness the disgusting act, but get the message loud and clear about the abuse the girls are faced with. Now an adult, Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) makes her living by in the shadows as a hired thief. She moonlights as a vigilante trying to protect women from evil men’s deeds as a form of redemption for leaving sister behind. When she takes a job to steal a program from the U.S. government it soon has her fighting for her life and will force her to face her past. Director Fede Alvarez, the same man behind

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 29, 2019
Horror Fuel

The “Dragon Tattoo” Saga Continues This November With ‘The Girl In The Spider’s Web’

Coming this November is the next chapter The Dragon Tattoo story, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, starring Claire Foy (The Crown) as Lisbeth Salander, the fierce, outcast vigilante defender from the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson. A first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller, the film is directed by Fede Alvarez, the director of 2016’s breakout thriller Don’t Breathe. Alvarez directed from the screenplay adaptation he co-wrote with Jay Basu and Steven Knight. Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant, Claes Bang, Christopher Convery, Synnøve Macody Lund, and Vicky Krieps also star. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Ole Søndberg, Søren Stærmose, Berna Levin, Amy Pascal, Elizabeth Cantillon, Eli Bush. Executive producers include Robert J. Dohrmann, Line Winther Skyum Funch, Johannes Jensen, Anni Faurbye Fernandez, and David Fincher. The Girl in the Spider’s Web will debut on November 9, 2018, from Sony Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 17, 2018