Oplev, of course, directed the original version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , which was an international hit in 2009 but, more importantly, was based on the writing of Stieg Larsson.
The slow-simmering potboiler is the first American film for Danish director Niels Arden Oplev, who created such a cold, calculating thrill, with Rapace as his muse, in the 2009 Swedish version of Stieg Larsson's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."