The Girl in the Spider's Web (film)
2018 film by Fede Álvarez / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Girl in the Spider's Web is a 2018 action-thriller film[7][8] directed by Fede Álvarez, who co-wrote with Jay Basu and Steven Knight, and based on the 2015 novel of the same name by David Lagercrantz, which in turn is based on characters in the Millennium book series by Stieg Larsson. The film acts as a soft-reboot/sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It stars Claire Foy in the role of Lisbeth Salander, and follows Salander as she battles against a mysterious notorious organization, the Spiders, who seek world dominance. Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, and Stephen Merchant also appear in the film.
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Directed by | Fede Álvarez |
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Based on | The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz[lower-alpha 1] |
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Cinematography | Pedro Luque |
Edited by | Tatiana S. Riegel |
Music by | Roque Baños |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing[1] |
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Running time | 117 minutes[3] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $43 million[5] |
Box office | $35.2 million[6] |
The Girl in the Spider's Web had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on October 24, 2018, and was theatrically released by Sony Pictures Releasing in Sweden on October 26, 2018, and in the United States on November 9, 2018. A box-office disappointment, the film grossed $35.2 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, although Foy's performance was praised.