What do you think it is about Lisbeth that will make her appeal to American audiences?
I don’t think that Lisbeth is particularly a Swedish young woman. I think that people all over the world can connect to her because she’s a survivor, an underdog, and a fighter. If anyone’s ever felt that someone harmed them, or let them down, then they can understand and connect with Lisbeth. We’re in a world where people are living on the edge, and they don’t know what the next day will bring. So it can be freeing to see someone fighting against the big demons of society that have made Lisbeth who she is. And she’ll never give up. So she’s a good example, like a darker Erin Brockovich in a way! I think that will make people in the U.S. connect, and understand her.
