Sony sees a sequel for worldwide hit, THE DA VINCI CODE, in Dan Browns first religious thriller, ANGELS & DEMONS, hiring Akiva Goldsman to adapt, reports VARIETY. DA VINCI made $231.8 million worldwide in its first five days.
The studio hopes to bring DA VINCI producing team of Brian Grazer and John Calley onto the project. Though no deals have been set, director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks will have a first look at the new film.
Published in 2000, ANGELS & DEMONS was Browns first adventure featuring Harvard symbol expert Robert Langdon. In the book, Langdon sets out to solve a murder and unravel a plot by an ancient group, the Illuminati, to blow up the Vatican during a papal conclave.
After THE DA VINCI CODE was published, ANGELS went on to become a bestseller as well. Sony acquired the feature rights to ANGELS along with THE DA VINCI CODE in 2003.
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