Daniel Craig Interview for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[BlackTree TV - New York] BlackTree TV's Jamaal Finkley sits down with Daniel Craig to talk about his new film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, we also discussed freedom of the press, corruption, and the new Bond Film Skyfall which he is currently into his 6th week of shooting.

Much like author Stieg Larsson was before his death, the character of Mikael Blomkvist is an investigative journalist dedicated to rooting out corruption in finance and government. As co-owner of the upscale magazine, Millennium, he is hardly an activist, but he has been known to go too far -- getting into legal, and even mortal, peril due to his merciless investigations of the powerful and wealthy. To play Blomkvist, Fincher chose Daniel Craig, the British actor whose balance of depth and charm won him the role of James Bond in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
"It's really Blomkvist's movie, because he's the way in," says Fincher. "He's the more conventional character and Lisbeth is the satellite who orbits him. We needed someone like Daniel, someone who not only has tremendous movie appeal but God-given acting chops. He is so good, you can mine his nuances."
Like many people, Craig had read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo shortly after its publication, in the midst of the initial craze. "Someone gave me a copy of it on holiday and I read it in two days," he recalls. "It's one of those books you just don't put down. There's just this immediate feeling that bad things are going to happen and I think that's part of why they've been so readable for people."
Even then, he found himself inexorably drawn to Lisbeth Salander. "I think what is interesting about her is that even though she is a victim of sexual violence, she never psychologically becomes a victim," Craig observes. "Her strength and the way she can take a knock, get up and carry on is something I think people really hook into."
The book simmered in his consciousness, but it was the creative team who came together to bring it to the screen that made the role of Blomkvist a done deal for Craig. "It was already a good story, but the combination of David as director and Steven Zaillian's script made it incredibly exciting for me," he says. "I had confidence in the material, and confidence in their visual ideas."




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[MrChamucoRoboto]

Why the fuck is he asking him about the new Bond movie?

[peachkim]

@FenrisWolf13 Rachel dated Sam at one point, who dumped her for Kate!

[2damnfunny]

@FenrisWolf13 Right!  I was thinking of Kate Winslet.

[FenrisWolf13]

@2damnfunny No he's not........His wifes ex partner is Darren Aronofsky, Sam Mendes is directing the new Bond flick :D

[2damnfunny]

His wife's ex husband is the director for the new Bond flick? Wow..