The trouble with adapting a much-loved – and very complicated – crime novel like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is that no matter how many people have read the books, most of your audience won't have, and it can all get a bit confusing for the uninitiated.
So you can see why the marketing department behind Fincher's version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo have taken it upon themselves to release a whole host of character images with a chunk of explanatory text alongside them. Head to The Daily Blam to see them all.
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As you might have guessed, they're all pretty, um, self-explanatory, but it's fascinating to put a name to a face for each of the characters / actors aside from Rooney Mara’s Lisbeth and Daniel Craig’s Mikael Blomkvist.
So check them out, and let us know what you think. Well-written snippets of truth or somewhat unnecessary bilge? Or something in-between? Let us know in the comment box below.
Meanwhile, there's also the chance to hear some of Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor's moody score for the moody. Check it out...
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo will be in your local cinema picture house come December 26.