“Dragon Tattoo writer Steve Zaillian is in the early stage of scripting Girl Who Played with Fire, which Fincher has the option to direct. While he has not yet committed to the project, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker has admitted that (should he sign on) he would prefer to shoot both the second and third Millennium book adaptations back-to-back, for both practical and artistic purposes.”

“I hear the sequel to Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is not going ahead—why not?! Didn’t the first one make megabucks?
—Matthew K., via Facebook

Yes. It made megabucks. But not enough megabucks.”