girl with the dragon tattoo mara Dragon Tattoo Star Rooney Mara Not Holding Out Hope For Sequel Released in 2011, David Fincher?s English-language remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig was a critical success (earning Mara a Best Actress nomination) and solid box office hit, grossing $232.6 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. Though the film was based on the first book in a trilogy, the sequel has yet to come through the pipeline.