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| Tom Hanks 'to star in next Dan Brown film' | Tom Hanks 'to star in next Dan Brown film' |
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| Actor Tom Hanks is to reunite with director Ron Howard for the film version of Dan Brown's latest best-selling novel, Inferno. | Actor Tom Hanks is to reunite with director Ron Howard for the film version of Dan Brown's latest best-selling novel, Inferno. |
| Hanks will reprise his role as Harvard professor Robert Langdon in the mystery thriller, according to film industry website Deadline. | Hanks will reprise his role as Harvard professor Robert Langdon in the mystery thriller, according to film industry website Deadline. |
| Howard previously directed the 2006 adaptation of The Da Vinci Code and its prequel, Angels and Demons, in 2009. | Howard previously directed the 2006 adaptation of The Da Vinci Code and its prequel, Angels and Demons, in 2009. |
| The new film is due to be released in December 2015. | The new film is due to be released in December 2015. |
| David Koepp, who penned the script for Angels and Demons, is also set to return to the franchise. | David Koepp, who penned the script for Angels and Demons, is also set to return to the franchise. |
| Brown's latest book, which was published in May, sees Langdon try to stop a threatening plague, following clues in Dante's The Divine Comedy that take him to Florence and Venice in Italy. | Brown's latest book, which was published in May, sees Langdon try to stop a threatening plague, following clues in Dante's The Divine Comedy that take him to Florence and Venice in Italy. |
| Hanks is expected to take on the role of Langdon for a forthcoming adaptation of The Lost Symbol, the third novel in Brown's book series, but Howard opted out of the project. | Hanks is expected to take on the role of Langdon for a forthcoming adaptation of The Lost Symbol, the third novel in Brown's book series, but Howard opted out of the project. |
| The film franchise has been a high earner for Sony Pictures. The Da Vinci Code made $758m (£498m) at the worldwide box office while Angel and Demons took in $486m (£319m). | The film franchise has been a high earner for Sony Pictures. The Da Vinci Code made $758m (£498m) at the worldwide box office while Angel and Demons took in $486m (£319m). |
| Prior to the Brown adaptations, Hanks and Howard previously worked together on the films Splash and Apollo 13. |