Report: Original ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Girl Joins ‘Sherlock Holmes 2′

Jude Law Lisbeth Salander Noomi Rapace Robert Downey Jr. Rooney Mara Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes 2 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

12:00 pm, September 11th, 2010

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The Swedish star of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo films will reportedly co-star in Sherlock Holmes 2.

Noomi Rapace, who portrays Lisbeth Salander in the Dragon blockbusters, would play the female lead and be making her first big English-language splash.

While her role has not been announced, The Hollywood Reporter speculates that it could be a French Gypsy.

Robert Downey, Jr. will return as the title character and Jude Law as sidekick Dr. Watson for director Guy Ritchie‘s highly anticipated sequel.

Meanwhile, Rooney Mara will play Salander in the upcoming American version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

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