<P> In September 2014, Fincher stated that a script for Played with Fire had been written that was "extremely different from the book," and that, despite the long delay, he was confident that the film would be made because Sony "already has spent millions of dollars on the rights and the script". Mara, when asked about potential sequels, expressed much less optimism about them, though she stated that she was still very interested in continuing on in the role . </P> <P> In November 2015, it was announced that Sony was planning on rebooting the franchise with an adaptation of The Girl in the Spider's Web, a 2015 novel by David Lagercrantz that was a continuation of the original Millennium trilogy after series creator Stieg Larsson died in 2004 . At the time, Alicia Vikander was considered a favorite to take over the role of Salander . </P> <P> In November 2016, Fede Álvarez was announced as the new director . The Girl in the Spider's Web will be the first in the book series to be produced into an English - language film in its initial adaptation . Knight will serve as screenwriter, together with Alvarez and Jay Basu . In March 2017, it was confirmed that the film would have an entirely new cast and was scheduled to be released on October 5, 2018 . In September 2017, Claire Foy was officially cast for the role of Lisbeth Salander in the new film . </P>

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