LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Craig has a modern mission. The current star of the James Bond films has signed up~ the body for the English-language remake of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”

Distributor Sony Pictures confirmed that Craig is taking on the role of journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the thriller based forward the first novel in the best-selling series from the sometime Swedish author Stieg Larsson.

The violent story teams Blomkvist with the epithet character, Lisbeth Salander, a deeply troubled genius tormented by a horrid childhood, as they delve into the mystery of a missing miss whose disappearance leads them to a string of decades-old murders.

The role of Lisbeth has not to this time been cast.

Directed by David Fincher, the film is due in theaters next year.