Christopher Plummer’s really good year continues with role in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Good news for Captain Von Trapp fans, Stratford junkies and anyone with a thing for silver foxes: Christopher Plummer has joined the cast of the hotly anticipated American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The Tony winner will play Henrik Vanger, an old man who hires a reporter (played by Daniel Craig) to find out what happened to his missing niece. Having read the book (like everyone else on the planet), we think this is pretty solid casting. Plummer can do mysterious in his sleep, and as far as portraying family patriarchs goes, need we remind you what this man looks like in a pair of lederhosen? Speaking of which, only 29 days till the entire Sound of Music cast reunites on Oprah. Woot!
Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”
