Lundgren turned down 'Dragon Tattoo' role

Dolph Lundgren has revealed that he turned down the chance to star in the original Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movies.

The Swedish action star, who portrays sniper Gunner Jensen in Sylvester Stallone's forthcoming movie The Expendables, told Digital Spy that he wasn't a fan of the part on offer in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.

"It's a huge series," Lundgren said. "I was actually offered a role in the early movies, but I didn't like the role and I thought it was something I could have done in Hollywood so I didn't do it in the Swedish-language version."

The actor added that he keen to make more projects in his home country, specifically a period piece that could bring in actors from across Europe.

"I'm looking to try and do stuff in Sweden," he said. "I think a period piece would fit well, whether it be Vikings... I don't know. Anything in the past. That's something I'm looking into."

The Expendables opens in US cinemas on August 13 and August 19 in the UK.