The Girl in the Spider's Web

Millennium is in trouble, and so is Mikael. Scientist Frans Balder, back in Sweden to care for his autistic son August, wants to tell Mikael what he knows about the Spider Society but is murdered first. August, a boy with a savant's gift for drawing, saw the killer. Lisbeth, who had helped hackers break into NSA servers, steps in to protect the boy and becomes a target herself. Mikael learns that Lisbeth's twin sister, Camilla, is behind it all. NSA agent Ed Needham ends up helping them. Lisbeth and August survive an attack at a safe house, but Camilla gets away. Mikael's exposé restores Millennium's standing, and Lisbeth turns up again to pick up the friendship.

1. ChangeThe Firefall program

   In the film, Balder hires Lisbeth to retrieve Firefall, a program that can reach nuclear codes. In the book, the fight centers on Balder's research and a hack of NSA servers.

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2. ChangeCamilla's fate

   In the book, Camilla gets away at the end. The film gives her a final standoff with Lisbeth on a clifftop.

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3. ChangeThe deleted story

   In the book, Mikael's exposé restores Millennium's reputation. In the film, he deletes his article on the Spiders.

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4. ChangeNeedham in the field

   In the book, Ed Needham works from inside the NSA. In the film, he flies to Sweden and settles the climax with a sniper rifle.

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