Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has been adapted to screenplay and will release worldwide in theaters Dec. 21, 2011. Current James Bond star Daniel Craig will star in the film, along with Rooney Mara from the upcoming film The Social Network.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo will be the first film of the series in The Millennium Trilogy, which has sold more than 40-million copies in the U.S. The other two films, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, will begin shooting next month in Sweden.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is directed by David Fincher, and the screenplay is written by Steve Zaillian. The film will be released under Columbia Pictures and is being produced by Scott Rudin, Cean Chaffin, Ole Sondberg and Soren Staermose.

Christopher Nolan’s Inception will hit theaters on July 16, 2010 and will no doubt remind you of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), which Nolan says is his favorite James Bond film. “I’ve been plundering from the Bond movies in everything I’ve done, forever. I grew up loving them and they’re just a huge influence on me,” Nolan told Empire magazine. Read more

Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton (who played MI6 agent Strawberry Fields) has gotten married to stunt man Stefano Catelli who she met on the set of Quantum of Solace back in 2008. The wedding took place at a secret location in Southern Spain. Arterton described her wedding dress to InStyle magazine last month but no dates for the wedding were given. In Quantum of Solace, Gemma played MI6 field operative Strawberry Fields who helps Bond infiltrate businessman’s Dominic Greene’s crime-laden organization. Unfortunately, we’ll never see Fields again as she was killed shortly after being seduced by Bond.

American mystery and crime writer Jeffery Deaver will write the next James Bond novel — presently titled “Project X” for a lack of better titles — scheduled to release on May 28, 2011. Deaver’s recent works include The Burning Wire: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel — a thriller that takes place in Manhattan where terrorists attack the city’s electrical grid. The Burning Wire is Deaver’s ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel to date. Deaver has also recently released Edge (2010), Roadside Crosses (2009), and The Bone Collector (1997) which was adapted to film and starred Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. We are certainly looking forward to the novel, which will release almost a year from now. For more info on Jeffery Deaver, check out his wiki page.

There have been plenty of rumors going around about who will be the next James Bond girl. But according to reports from the UK Slumdog Millionaire actress Frieda Pinto signed a multi-million pound agreement to play Bond’s love interest in the next film. The next 007 film will be directed by Sam Mendes and set in Afghanistan, according to Britain’s Daily Mirror. Other actresses who could easily fit the bill and made People Magazine’s short list include Heidi Montag (The Hills), Megan Fox (Transformers), and Zoe Saldana (Star Trek). But if Frieda is already picked, let’s remember there is usually another beautiful actress playing a villain or 00 agent. Remember Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace and Teri Hatcher as Paris Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies.

A new James Bond Encyclopedia from DK Publishing will start shipping Monday, Oct. 19. The updated reference includes the newest Bond film Quantum of Solace, as well as complete coverage of the Bond library of films. The hardcover book is 8.26 x 5.23 inches and includes 336 pages.

The James Bond Encyclopedia retails for $40, but Amazon.com currently has it on sale for $26.40.

Rumor is Amy Winehouse and Duffy are both up for the next Bond Theme song. Winehouse was apparently considered for the “Quantum of Solace” theme song, but as we know it was a collaboration between Alicia Keys and Jack White. We’ll have to wait and see who producer Michael G Wilson picks for the 23rd Bond film. According to The Sun (via Commander Bond) Wilson said, “We have started work on the new film, which I can’t say anything about. Daniel Craig is very keen to get going.”

DirecTV has added Quantum of Solace in HD 1080p to its Video On Demand library today. They also added a bunch of older Bond films that will be available until May 7. The titles in their “007 Collection”include Diamonds Are Forever, Dr. No, Goldfinger, and From Russia With Love, Die Another Day, Golden Eye and Casino Royale.

A fan, yes a fan, has opened a James Bond museum in Keswick, England. James Nelson, a 48 year old chap from Cumbria has spent 20 years and thousands of pounds building up his Bond collection. Among the unique collectibles are the ” and the original golden gun from “The Man With the Golden Gun.”

He’s also got the Mustang stunt car from “Diamonds are Forever” and a Russian T55 battle tank from “GoldenEye” in the collection.

Keswick (pronounced “kez-ick” /ˈkɛzɪk/) is a small town in the district of Allerdale, Cumbria, England with a population of about 4281.