Ron Howard Gearing Up “The Da Vinci Code” Sequel “Angels & Demons”
One of the many high-profile productions being affected by the looming writers’ strike is Angels & Demons, the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code. Variety magazine reports on the last-minute preparations behind the scenes of Angels & Demons, which will find Tom Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon from The Da Vinci Code, the $758 million-grossing adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestselling book.
“Angels & Demons” is scheduled to start filming in Europe next February, but with the writers’ strike coming as early as November 1, Howard’s team has to move quickly. Variety’s report goes on to note that although the “Angels & Demons” novel was written before, and takes place before “The Da Vinci Code”, the film will be a sequel.
The first film was mildly entertaining and the book was a fun read, but I am not sure that Dan Brown’s religious based thrillers are strong enough to sustain a franchise. I personally think Ron Howard is a hack, and I can’t stand most of his over produced clunkers. Here is a blurb from the Variety Magazine article:
Producers Brian Grazer and John Calley, Columbia, Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman are seeking to finalize the shooting script before next week’s deadline. Meanwhile, the “Angels” team have begun casting around Tom Hanks, who will reprise his role as Robert Langdon. Hanks’ character, a Harvard-based expert on religious symbols, this time sleuths a mystery that involves a secret society and a conspiracy that leads to Vatican City and threatens the future of the Catholic Church.
October 26th, 2007 at 12:18 am
I think Tom Hanks was a lousy cast for Da Vinci Code. It could have been a better movie, but come on, Tom Hanks? (Loved him in Forest Gump though.)