I'm a big fan of Dan Brown's novels, particularly the Robert Langdon ones. "Angels and Demons," "The DaVinci Code," and "The Lost Symbol" are all excellent fast paced thrillers that incorporate equal parts history and mystery. Unfortunately, neither The DaVinci Code or Angels & Demons were very critically acclaimed. They just didn't seem to translate well to the big screen and the wooden acting of Tom Hanks didn't help either.
Even though both films made an enormous amount of money worldwide, there has been virtually no progress on the third film, The Lost Symbol, which focuses on the mysterious world of the Masons. Ron Howard, who directed the first two films, left the project and even though Mark Romanek has been circling the film, the movie is currently in development hell.
Despite this fact Sony hasn't wasted any time acquiring the movie rights to the FOURTH Robert Langdon novel which releases May 14th. Entitled "Inferno" the novel finds the intrepid professor of symbology traveling through Europe discovering the hidden secrets to Dante's 14th century poem of the same name. Sounds intriguing.
Personally, I think Sony should just stop while they are ahead. The novels just don't translate well to film and in any case I think the fervor behind "The DaVinci Code" has died down enough that I don't think it will be much of a box office draw. If Robert Langdon does return to the big screen let's just hope that Tom Hanks' leaves his mullet at home.
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