'The Crown's' Claire Foy coveted to play Lisbeth Salander in Fede Alvarez's 'The Girl in the Spider's Web'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            With all the amazing television around today in this new “Peak TV” era, it’s hard to get around to watching them all. One that I still regrettably haven’t gotten around to is the Netflix drama, The Crown. The show won plenty of awards this past awards season and mostly for its acting. One of the stars is now in talks for a high-profile role as Claire Foy is in early discussions to portray Lisbeth Salander in the upcoming, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, per Variety.

            This could be a huge get for Sony as Foy is also being coveted for a role in Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle’s latest film, First Man starring Ryan Gosling. In both cases, no actual offers have been given to Foy but with both being rumored, it’s for certain that we could be seeing a bidding war for the actress’s services between Sony and Universal. Foy, who portrays Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, would replace Rooney Mara in the role, for which Mara was nominated for her first Academy Award for her turn as the rogue hacker from the David Lagercrantz novels. Sony will now look to replace Daniel Craig, who played the male lead, Mikael Blomkvist in the 2011 remake, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

            Foy is currently shooting the second season for The Crown but also is beginning her ascension to the top of Hollywood with an upcoming role in Andy Serkis’ directorial debut, Breathe which also stars Andrew Garfield. The Girl in the Spider’s Web is set for an October 19^th, 2018 release and will be directed by Don’t Breathe helmer, Fede Alvarez.

            How do you guys feel about Claire Foy as Lisbeth Salander? Can she make the jump from royalty to the iconic character from Lagercrantz’s best-selling novels? Comment below and let us know!