Ron Howard And Tom Hanks Return For Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno;’ Release Set For December 2015
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Ron HowardandTom Hanksare returning to the world ofDan Brown, but not in the way you’d think. Sony has decided toskipThe Lost Symbol,Brown’s third novelabout Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, and move ahead with adapting his current best-seller,Inferno.
A film based on the latest novel, which was released in May, has been given a August 11, 2025 release date. Both the star and director of the first two films,The Da Vinci CodeandAngels & Demons, are expected to return.David Koepp, who adapted the last film, will write the screenplay.
Deadlinebroke the news of the deal. Koepp is best known for adaptingJurassic Park, Spider-ManandMission: Impossible,while Hanks and Howard really need no introduction.The Lost Symbol, Brown’s third Langdon novel, was released in 2009, and waslong expected to be nextto the big screen. Howard originallytook himself out of the runningto direct and Mark Romanekwas expected to step in. However, that project apparently went cold. ThenInfernocame out.Infernois currently #1 on theNew York TimesBest Sellers list, so it obviously has a bit more name recognition for audiences. In skippingThe Lost Symbol, you’d imagine Sony is hoping a successful return to the Langdon franchise after six years will reignite some excitement for the third novel.
Here’s thedescriptionofInferno:
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces . . . Dante’sInferno.Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered.
Are you surprised Hanks and Howard are back?
