| [BlackTree TV - New York] BlackTree TV's Jamaal Finkley sits down with Daniel Craig to talk about his new film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, we also discussed freedom of the press, corruption, and the new Bond Film Skyfall which he is currently into his 6th week of shooting. Much like author Stieg Larsson was before his death, the character of Mikael Blomkvist is an investigative journalist dedicated to rooting out corruption in finance and government. As co-owner of the upscale magazine, Millennium, he is hardly an activist, but he has been known to go too far -- getting into legal, and even mortal, peril due to his merciless investigations of the powerful and wealthy. To play Blomkvist, Fincher chose Daniel Craig, the British actor whose balance of depth and charm won him the role of James Bond in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. "It's really Blomkvist's movie, because he's the way in," says Fincher. "He's the more conventional character and Lisbeth is the satellite who orbits him. We needed someone like Daniel, someone who not only has tremendous movie appeal but God-given acting chops. He is so good, you can mine his nuances." Like many people, Craig had read The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo shortly after its publication, in the midst of the initial craze. "Someone gave me a copy of it on holiday and I read it in two days," he recalls. "It's one of those books you just don't put down. There's just this immediate feeling that bad things are going to happen and I ... |
