The Swedish film of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens in the U.S. this coming Friday, March 19, in limited release. The movie has English subtitles. The Swedish films based on the second and third titles in the series are expected to be released here this summer. Hollywood film versions of all three titles are also in the works.
The third book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, is being published here by Knopf on May 25.
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Also opening this Friday is Joan Jett's movie The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart as Jett and Dakota Fanning. Appearing the same day is Joan Jett by Todd Oldham, introduction by Kathleen Hanna (Ammo Books, $34.95, 9781934429600/1934429600), an authorized title that chronicles the singer's career through photographs--many of which have never been published--excerpts from 30 years of interviews and more.