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Genre :
Drama, Mystery, ThrillerRelease Date :
May 15, 2009MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Ron HowardStarring :
Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Kristof Konrad, Masasa Moyo, Victor Alfieri
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Tom Hanks Ready for Another Robert Langdon in 'The Lost Symbol'
October 16, 2009 10:10:03Tom Hanks has recently opened wide the possibility of him returning as symbolist Robert Langdon should the third "The Da Vinci Code" movie, "The Lost Symbol", is developed. Talking to MTV at the red carpet of "Where the Wild Things Are" premiere, the 53-year-old actor said, "I'd love to if they're going to do it."
"I'm not going to walk away from that...," the two-time Academy Award-winner continued. "If they make it again, I hope they ask me. If they didn't, what did I do wrong?" On what revives his interest, he revealed that he has just finished reading the latest of the Dan Brown's novel series. He gushed, "Page-turner. Dan Brown knows how to weave a tale. I was exhausted by the end of it."
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'Angels and Demons' Prevails at North American Box Office
May 18, 2009 09:05:10"Angels & Demons" has answered the often-thrown-in question on whether or not it could dethrone "Star Trek" by securing North American box office's top slot. Over the weekend, the sequel to 2006 hit "The Da Vinci Code" hauled in $46 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada.
Despite its prominent rank at the box office this weekend, "Angels" did not meet industry's expectation which was projected around $53 million to $57 million. Compared to its predecessor, this Ron Howard-directed thriller earned much less since its opening bow was around 37% off from "Da Vinci" which stormed the box office with $77.1 million debut.
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'Angels and Demons' Goes to Rome for World Premiere
May 05, 2009 10:05:55Amidst the controversy surrounding "Angels & Demons" since the filming started last year, the thriller mystery film has taken it to Rome for a world premiere on Monday, May 4. The special screening event took place at Auditorium Parco Della Musica, a theater located a mile away from the Vatican City and known as the home of the Rome International Film Festival each October.
Welcoming the stars and guests on the red carpet was an elaborate setting Sony created. Along the 30-foot-wide red carpet, replicas of some of the statues that appear in the film were erected in the addition to at least two dozen fake Swiss guards who stood at attention. Oversized promotional posters for this upcoming sequel to "The Da Vinci Code" were also hung on the buildings.
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Third 'Da Vinci Code' Movie in the Pipeline
April 21, 2009 09:04:12"Angels & Demons" won't be opened in theaters at least until mid-May, but another Dan Brown's novel adaptation has been planned to be materialized. Along with Brown's announcement on "The Lost Symbol" publishing date, his next installment of the "Da Vinci Code" series, it was reported that Columbia Pictures will move quickly on the third feature film.
Having the rights to the Robert Langdon character, Columbia were able to negotiate a deal for the new title. Nonetheless, details on the proposed third film are yet to be disclosed. So far, it is said that the manuscript for the novel has been completed and it will follow symbolist Robert Langdon during a 12-hour period.
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Extended TV Promo for 'Angels and Demons'
April 13, 2009 03:04:33Sony Pictures have released a one-minute TV spot for "Angels & Demons". Providing another glimpse at the drama mystery movie about the deathly threat addressed to the Vatican, the promo video shares a better look at how Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon faces his new task in uncovering the mystery behind the Illuminati.
Coming back as Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University, Robert Langdon, in "Angels & Demons" is Tom Hanks. This time, he is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol engraved into the chest of a murdered physicist. Going deeper into the investigation, he soon discovers an unimaginable vendetta against the Catholic Church by an ancient underground brotherhood, the Illuminati. Now, in a race against time, he teams up with beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb.
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Tom Hanks-Starring Movie 'Angels and Demons' Gets New Clip
April 11, 2009 02:04:32A new clip of Columbia Pictures' upcoming drama thriller film "Angels & Demons" has made its way out. Titled "Fellas, You Called Me", it focuses on a heated argument between Tom Hanks' Robert Langdon and Stellan Skarsgard's Richter.
Also spotted joining the argument, which has something to do with the Illuminiti, are Ewan McGregor's Carlo Ventresca and Pierfrancesco Favino's Commander Olivetti. The only woman who is present to witness their argument is Ayelet Zurer's Vittoria Vetra.
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'Angels and Demons' Unleashes Two New Clips
March 31, 2009 10:03:35In-depth look into the upcoming "Angels & Demons" has been provided through two fresh clips which were debuted via Yahoo! Movies. Centering the attention to Robert Langdon and Vittoria, the snippets are entitled "First Marker" and "God Particle" and present extended footage to two of the scenes teased in previous videos.
The "God Particle" clip gives out the scenes in which Ayelet Zurer's Vittoria Vetra told Pierfrancesco Favino's Commander Olivetti, Stellan Skarsgard's Richter and Tom Hanks' Robert Langdon that they need to find the bomb seen in the surveillance camera immediately. Explaining her reason, she describes that the anti-matter used in the bomb is known as the God Particle.
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New 'Angels and Demons' Scenes From ET's Featurette
March 17, 2009 03:03:15A brand new featurette for "Angels & Demons" has been unraveled by Entertainment Tonight. Bringing forth a series of never-before-seen footage from the drama thriller, the featurette also compiles several behind-the-scene footage as well as commentary from director Ron Howard and actors Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor.
Giving a background introduction for the movie, Howard said in the beginning, "In 'Angels & Demons', the Illuminati have resurfaced, and are using cutting edge science to threaten to destroy the Vatican." Later on, he acknowledged the history behind the movie, "Centuries ago the Catholic Church did persecute scientists who were developing ideas that they thought were progressive and that the church found threatening."
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'Angels and Demons' Accused of Falsely Attacking Catholic Church
March 03, 2009 04:03:54"Angels & Demons" could follow the footsteps of "The Da Vinci Code" in becoming one of the controversial movies. Before this Ron Howard-directed movie even hits the theaters, the Catholic League has announced its plans to do battle with the movie as its president Bill Donohue claimed the organization will start an educational campaign informing public about this film's anti-Catholic agenda.
"Next week we will begin to make available to the public a booklet that I wrote on 'Angels & Demons'," Donohue revealed Monday, March 2. He then explained the reasons, stating "It details the myths, lies and smears that are made against the Catholic Church. It also provides evidence of the anti-Catholic animus harbored by those associated with the film." He also added, "Author Dan Brown and director Ron Howard are getting good at this."
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New 'Angels and Demons' Trailer Arrives
February 12, 2009 09:02:30When the Vatican is struck from within by an old enemy, there is only one man who can save it from the deathly threat, Robert Langdon. In a new full-length trailer of "Angels & Demons", courtesy of MSN, it can be seen how Vatican's nemesis, the Illuminati, uses the Papal Conclave to terrorize the Catholic Church.
While some of the footage shown in the trailer have been previewed previously from either the teaser or the clips, many of the scenes displayed in the trailer are new. The more than two minutes promotional video teases on the thrill and the mystery the movie will present as well as the explosive sequences and the race-against-time scenes.
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Illuminati Featurette of 'Angels and Demons'
February 06, 2009 11:02:28IGN has got its hands on the featurette of "Angels & Demons". Focusing on the secret organization named the Illuminati, the featurette contains commentary from director Ron Howard and cast members, Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor, detailing on the history of the organization which becomes the center of the story in the film.
In the video footage, Howard reveals that he is most engrossed with the Illuminati when reading the Dan Brown's novel, while Hanks tells why he loves making the movie, reasoning that they are "sort of making a trip to the Renaissance" with the film. While most of the scenes featured in the featurette have been revealed through previous videos, some of them present never-before-seen footage.
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Sneak Peeks at Drama Thriller 'Angels and Demons'
February 05, 2009 11:02:24More footage revealing what to expect from drama thriller "Angels & Demons" have been brought forth. The snippets which are counted eleven in all are scattered in the four sections of the film's official site. Three of the sections, "Robert Langdon", "Vatican City" and "A Hidden Threat", contain three different clips related to those headlines, while the other section called "The Crisis" presents two clips.
The sneak peeks posted in "Robert Langdon" and "A Hidden Threat" mostly focus on Tom Hanks' character as he works together with the Vatican to uncover the secret organization known as the Illuminati. The clips in "Vatican City", on the other hand, display the Vatican, the Papal Conclave and the acknowledgment of old enemy's return, and the footage in "The Crisis" take their focus on Ayelet Zurer's Vittoria Vetra.
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Description of 'Angels and Demons' Six-Minute Preview
January 10, 2009 10:01:39Sony Pictures Entertainment have laid bare a six-minute preview footage of their upcoming "Angels & Demons" at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, and IGN have jotted down the detailed description of the footage shown. The clip starts off with a series of fast, intercut scenes through which Ewan McGregor's Carlo Ventresca can be seen addressing an audience of clergymen in Vatican City, stating that Vatican is being attacked by an old enemy.
The shot then moves to the scene where the body of a dead cardinal is found by Ventresca and other priests, forcing Ventresca to instruct for the search for Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. The next scene finds Landon swimming laps in a pool while a representative from the Vatican approaches him. When the rep's remark that The Vatican has urgent business with Langdon is met with his disbelieve, he then shows Langdon an ambigram of the word "Illuminati" engraved on the body of the dead cardinal.
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More Stills Coming Out From 'Angels and Demons'
January 06, 2009 04:01:08A slew of new "Angels & Demons" photos has been shared by Beyond Hollywood. Giving away an individual shot of several characters in the thriller mystery movie, the fresh photos exhibit a closer look at some previously exposed characters as well as newly outed ones.
A second Dan Brown's novel to be brought to the big screen, "Angels & Demons" will see the return of Tom Hanks as Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University, Robert Langdon. This time, he is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol engraved into the chest of a murdered physicist.
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Screenwriter David Koepp Talks Tom Hanks' Langdon in 'Angels and Demons'
December 23, 2008 11:12:22With "Angels & Demons" hitting the post production phase, the film's screenwriter David Koepp opens up about the upcoming drama thriller movie. To MTV News, the 45-year-old writer/director discusses many things from Tom Hanks' new haircut to his thought on the sequel so far.
Mentioning that he didn't do anything to tweak the first film, "The Da Vinci Code", he confesses that he is glad that Hanks goes on with a shorter haircut for the sequel. "Anything I say there would be critical [of the first film]. So no, not really," he says. "Well, the shorter hair. They went with shorter hair in this film, which I think was a good choice." On the controversial hairdo, he further adds, "People obsess over strange things. And it never occurs to you while you're making a film that 'This will be something they'll be talking about'."
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'Angels and Demons' More as Sequel Than Prequel
November 14, 2008 01:11:10"Angels & Demons" will be a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code", instead of prequel. In an interview with Coming Soon in New York City on Friday, November 14, director Ron Howard gave out the confirmation while talking about his adaptation of Peter Morgan's hit play "Frost/Nixon".
In addition to the addressing of the "Demons" status in the feature series, Howard also discussed the differences between this Dan Brown's novel adaptation with the last one. "It is going to be different, but it has everything to do with the story," he said. "This literally is a ticking bomb story, and it's very much about modernity clashing with antiquity and technology vs. faith, so these themes, these ideas are much more active whereas the other one lived so much in the past."
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'Angels and Demons' Teaser Bursts Out
October 31, 2008 09:10:55In the wake of the four "Angels & Demons" photos outing, Sony Pictures have released the first teaser trailer of the drama mystery thriller. Presenting another mystery to be solved before time runs out, the promotional video tells about a Papal Conclave that is taking place with thousands of people gathering at Saint Peter Square.
As the reporter goes on describing further on the occurrences, a voice of a man takes over. He explains that in that particular night in Vatican City an ancient ritual is taking place and that the entire world is watching the ritual. Then, slowly but surely, he reveals that it is the perfect night for him and his colleagues to have their revenge. The footage quickly moves to display a slew of snippets where Robert Langdon is on a trail to save the Vatican.
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Four Official Photos From 'Angels and Demons' Come Out
October 28, 2008 02:10:50First four official photos from the forthcoming "Angels & Demons" have been unraveled. Put out by USA Today, the images shared give out for the first time Ayelet Zurer's Vittoria Vetra, Ewan McGregor's Carlo Ventrasca and Thure Lindhart's Chartrand. Some of them also display Tom Hanks acting once again as Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University, Robert Langdon.
The first photo seen below highlights at the time Langdon and Vetra are running around the the Vatican square. The next one showcases a group of cardinals stepping up a flight of stairs, while the third capture Ventresca who is described as the faithful servant to the church during the papal conclave in Vatican City. In addition, the picture posted at the news photo let out the four characters gathering in to examine clues.
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'Angels and Demons' Banned From Rome Churches Filming
June 17, 2008 12:06:27"Angels & Demons", Dan Brown's bestselling novel that provides introduction to Robert Langdon character in "The Da Vinci Code" is set mostly in Rome and the Vatican, which both are the seat of the Catholic Church. Hence, it makes sense that the filmmakers adapting the book into a feature film want to shoot the entire film on locations. However, with the controversial movie "Da Vinci Code" is still fresh in Vatican's mind, getting permission to shoot several scenes in Rome churches would be an impossible task, especially after the Vatican has chosen to boycott it.
On the latest production news regarding "Angels", it is reported that the Roman Catholic Church has closed their churches' doors denying the Ron Howard-directed movie from shooting at the churches of Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria della Vittoria, in which Langdon supposedly has a scene where he finds a cardinal being set on fire. On the reason for the rejection, Archdiocese spokesman Reverend Marco Fibbi explained, "Usually we read the script but in this case it wasn't necessary. Just the name Dan Brown was enough."
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Naomi Watts Said to Score Star Billing in Da Vinci Code Prequel
November 22, 2007 04:11:53Despite its delay, "Angels & Demons", the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code", seems to have its casting process gone ahead if looking from the tidbit brought by the New York Post's Page Six.
The paper gossip column is reporting that Naomi Watts has been added to the lineup joining Tom Hanks, who is set to reprise his role as Robert Langdon. The page, however, did not give details on what character the actress would play, only referring it as "a major role."
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Filming Suspended on Da Vinci Code Prequel
November 17, 2007 10:11:01The ongoing Writers Guild of America strike has now inflicted the first major casualty in Hollywood film industry. Columbia Pictures as the studio behind "Angels & Demons", the prequel to last year's hit "The Da Vinci Code", announced yesterday, November 16, 2007 that it is postponing the production on the project.
Sources said the screenplay, penned by Akiva Goldsman, was rushed to meet the WGA's Nov. 1 deadline for reaching a new contract with producers, but came in with insurmountable problems instead. Moreover, no names are cast yet apart from Tom Hanks, who will reprise his role as professor Robert Langdon.
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Tom Hanks Brought Back to Face "Angels & Demons"
April 11, 2007 02:04:15Yes, Robert Langdon will still be the same man you saw onscreen in "The Da Vinci Code" when he is back in "Angels & Demons" next year, that's according to CinemaBlend.com.
The site has revealed that Tom Hanks "has been officially locked up" to once again play the character in that "Da Vinci Code" follow-up, first announced almost a year ago. A source to the site even claimed that Sony Pictures would give Hanks the "biggest salary ever paid to an actor in the history of Hollywood" for the project.
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Reader's Reviews
The book was awesome...the movie should be even better!
posted by AWESOME on Aug 05, 2008can't wait to see it..
posted by wow on Sep 21, 2008I read the book and is better than DaVinci´s Code. Let´s see how the director can represent all the plot.
posted by eacfs on Jan 20, 2009
If the movie is as bad as the trailers out on this, it will go quietly into the unprofitable night...
posted by normalguy on Feb 02, 2009
BOORING!!!!
posted by Alrad on Feb 10, 2009Can't wait for it to come out. Great book!!!
posted by Ange;s and demons on Apr 13, 2009its TOM HANKS!!
posted by lol on Apr 22, 2009excellent
posted by uday on May 01, 2009I loved the book. It was even better than Da Vinci Code. I can't wait for the movie!!!!
posted by raine on May 02, 2009the book is ssssssssssssooooooooo good and so should the movie should be really good.
posted by angelica on May 05, 2009Really nice!
posted by Timonoto on May 05, 2009thanks
posted by yassmin on May 09, 2009rock solid thriller. simple amazing. worth watch!
posted by Rolling Stones on May 15, 2009rock solid thriller. simply amazing. worth watch!
posted by Rolling Stones on May 15, 2009Book is better. Much better. I was on premiere 13.May.
posted by Belgrade on May 15, 2009Very good movie!
posted by Yahoo on May 20, 2009Well this book is much better than DaVinci Code, I saw the movie A&D and its really Great.
posted by SlayerGod on May 25, 2009Its awesome........
posted by Manish on May 27, 2009The book was excellent, the movie is fabulous..Simply magnificent !!
posted by Amazing on May 29, 2009AWsome movie exxlect RON HOWARD has done it again
posted by coolnesss on May 31, 2009I think, it's a great movie! Very entertaining ! I also love the clothes Ayelet Zurer wears as Vittoria Vetra and was wondering where to get them from?
posted by female fan on Jun 02, 2009The last 3/4 of an hr of the film kept me on the edge of my seat which was great. However, I felt the twist at the end was unfair because Ewan was the true hero as he saved vatican city and didn't deserve to die. However I suppose the producers had to make it dramatic. I think Ewan acted brilliantly in the film and I also think he is drop dead gorgeous. Great thriller and I would definately see the next sequel.
posted by blondie on Jun 21, 2009the film was so fricken amazing i swear to god beautiful and when tom was in those speedos ... ;) he is looking finee for 52 oh and the blonde one ? hes gay but mmm ;) its so beautiful to see science hitting back at religion the cardinals are so cute but all that god bullshit :(
posted by elle disley on Jul 07, 2009Brilliant movie. I can't wait to read the book. I hope they make more films like this!
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posted by Zjynclbw on Jul 15, 2009This movie is proof that we don't require foul language and graphic sex scenes in order for a film to be successful. It challenges us to examine what we believe....and why
posted by Angels and Demons on Aug 15, 2009Everyone Must watch this Film
posted by karthikonly17 on Sep 08, 2009the movie was excellent. although the book was far much better. the director has to cut short many scenes,some characters as well but that was probably due to long duration of movie which already crossed 2 hr. Mark.
posted by melkor on Nov 10, 2009the movie was excellent. although the book was far much better. the director has to cut short many scenes,some characters as well but that was probably due to long duration of movie which already crossed 2 hr. Mark. but its the best storyline i have seen in 2009 till now
posted by melkor on Nov 10, 2009