Sverrir Gudnason to star in 'The Girl in the Spider's Web'

Actor Sverrir Gudnason will play the role of

Mikael Blomquist

in the film 'The Girl in the Spider's Web'. Reportedly, the 39-year-old Norwegian actor, who recently appeared in 'Borg vs McEnroe', joins Claire Foy. Foy will play the role of

Lisbeth Salander

in the film, which is based on the fourth instalment of the Millennium series.

Actor Claes Bang has been cast as the antagonist in the film, which will be helmed by 'Don't Breathe' director Fede Alvarez. Production is set to begin in January in

Berlin

and

Stockholm

, with a release date of October 19, 2018.