Noomi Rapace, The Original ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,’ Cast In ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Meet Sherlock and Watson.Noomi Rapace,who played the now iconic character Lisbeth Salander in the original film version ofThe Girl With the Dragon Tattooand its sequels, just signed to play the female lead inSherlock Holmes 2,according toThe Hollywood Reporter.The Swedish star will appear alongside returning principalsRobert Downey Jr., Jude Lawand directorGuy Ritchiewhen the film starts shooting later this year.Warner Brothers previously announceda June 04, 2025 release date for the sequel to the 2009 hit.
Rapace made a huge splash onto the scene withThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,a breakthrough in every sense of the word. Her performance as Lisbeth, a troubled researcher with a photographic memory created by author Stieg Larsson, struck a huge chord with audiences and spawned one of most excitingcasting racesin recent Hollywood memory for theAmerican remake,which will be directed by David Fincher. Eventually,Rooney Mara– she ofYouth in Revoltand theNightmare on Elm Streetremake – won the part.
Not much is known about Rapace’s character inSherlock Holmes 2,mostly because, not much is known aboutSherlock Holmes 2in general. According to the originalHollywood Reporterreport though, she is rumored to be playing a female gypsy and might be anything from the lead villain or a love interest.
While I wasn’t a huge fan of the originalThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo -great set up leads into totally cliche ending – Rapace is certainly the best thing in it. She completely transforms into a mesmerizing character that blows her counterpart off of the screen. I think she fits perfectly into the world Guy Richie has created forSherlock Holmesand my anticipation for these sequel just went up a notch. What about you guys?
