London,
(ANI):
Daniel
Craig
is
moving
on
from
James
Bond
and
has
signed
up
for
a
role
in
a
new
thriller
franchise,
based
on
Stieg
Larsson's
hugely
popular
Millennium
Trilogy
The
actor
was
due
to
start
work
on
his
third
007
movie
ahead
of
a
2011-2012
release.
However,
the
23rd
instalment
in
the
superspy
series
has
been
put
on
hold
indefinitely
amid
ongoing
financial
troubles
at
the
MGM
film
studio.
And
now,
Craig
has
found
himself
a
new
franchise
to
work
on—
he's
been
handed
the
lead
role
of
journalist
Mikael
Blomkvist
in
an
upcoming
movie
version
of
The
Girl
with
the
Dragon
Tattoo,
according
to
ComingSoon.net.
The
film
is
based
on
the
first
book
in
the
crime
trilogy
written
by
late
Swedish
author
Larsson,
reports
the
Daily
Star.
The
news
comes
just
days
after
Natalie
Portman
denied
she
had
been
cast
as
the
female
lead
in
the
films.
The
Girl
with
the
Dragon
Tattoo,
which
will
be
directed
by
David
Fincher,
is
due
for
release
in
2011.