TV Article 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' sequel is not coming out in 2013 By Rob Brunner Published on August 22, 2012 06:26PM EDT Photo: Merrick Morton The Girl Who Played With Fire, the sequel to last year’s David Fincher-directed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, will not be in theaters late next year as had originally been hoped, a source close to the production tells EW. Dragon Tattoo screenwriter Steven Zaillian is still working on the script, and nothing will move forward until the screenplay is nailed down. While there’s still no director attached, Fincher remains the first choice and hasn’t ruled out returning. And despite the uncertain timetable, the film is still definitely moving forward, although the source says that they are not in a rush and at this point there is no information about when it might be released. In November, Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal told us that stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig were both locked in for the sequel. Follow @RobBrunnerEW Related: ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Muppets,’ and ‘Dragon Tattoo’ named best trailers of the year ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Blu-ray: Behind the scenes with David Fincher and Steve Zaillian — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO