“I went after low mileage, original machines in stock condition. He had 30 days to find, buy and rebuild three late-60s Honda CB350s. David leaves no detail untouched: he knows that a broken motorcycle can delay production and cost the film company thousands of dollars.” Kell also had to keep the art director happy, make the bike fit the conceptual drawings, and build bikes that would start and perform whenever called upon. “I had to convince Fincher that we could build vintage bikes to be as reliable as modern bikes. Originally, the producers considered using modern bikes. She wouldn’t have an expensive modern bike: she would have an inexpensive older bike that would be customized to fit her personality.” As I read the books, I kept thinking that Lisbeth’s bike would be the kind of bike most 20-somethings with limited financial recourses would ride. “I bought all three Larsson books and read them in three days: the character of Lisbeth Salander is killer.
“I got the call to meet with David Fincher and discuss motorcycles for a new film he was doing,” says Kell. The job was given to Justin Kell of Glory Motor Works in LA, and it’s an insight into a rarely-seen aspect of the film-making process.
#GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MOTORBIKE MOVIE#
In two weeks, the US movie adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo will be released-so here’s a timely look at how the motorcycles used in the film were prepared. I found these Swedish crime novels absolutely gripping-and not just because the heroine Lisbeth Salander rides a motorcycle.
About a year ago, I finished reading the final instalment of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium trilogy”.
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