Niels Arden Oplev

Niels Arden Oplev
Born	March 26, 1961 (1961-03-26) (age 50) Denmark
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter

Niels Arden Oplev (born March 26, 1961) is a writer-director from Denmark.

Biography

He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the film based on Stieg Larsson's novel of the same title and won critical acclaim internationally. Oplev decided to not continue directing the second and third parts of the Millennium Trilogy due to time constraints. The film has broken box office records in Europe, grossing over $100 million USD. ^[1]

He is set to direct The Keep based again on the novel with the same name^[2] and Good People based on the novel by Marcus Sakey.^[3]

Filmography

• Portland (1996)
• Chop Chop (Fukssvansen, 2001)
• The Eagle ("Ørnen", 2004)
• We Shall Overcome (Drømmen, 2006)
• Worlds Apart (To verdener, 2008)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor, 2009)

References

1. ^ Interview with Niels Arden Oplev, director of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
2. ^ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Director, Niels Arden Oplev, Enters The Keep
3. ^ Niels Arden Oplev to Direct GOOD PEOPLE Starring Tobey Maguire

External links

• Niels Arden Oplev at the Internet Movie Database

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