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14Jan2009

Producer Promises More Action in 'Angels & Demons'

DateWednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:09AM
Everytime we bring up Angels & Demons, I feel compelled to mention that nobody who has read both books prefers The Da Vinci Code. What does that mean to us as movie fans? Hopefully that the prequel, due out this May, is better than the 2006 Dan Brown adaptation, which made a gazillion dollars worldwide.

And it appears that producer Brian Grazer, he of the high hair, realizes that Angels & Demons needs to crack a little bit more than the first movie, telling reporters hours before a test screening of the film that it's shorter and more action-packed.

"It's down to under two hours," confirms the producer. "It has a lot of action, though, whereas The Da Vinci Code had less action, was more static."

"This has much more propulsion do it."

It's another Robert Langdon adventure, of course, which means we'll see Tom Hanks in a summer movie for only the third time in seven years. Having not read the book, I can only say that I generally trust the guys involved - Hanks, Grazer, director Ron Howard - so if they're dead set on putting more thrills into the movie, then it probably will surpass Da Vinci.

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Reader Comments (1)

Although essentially rubbish, the novel Angels & Demons is well-written rubbish.

Dan Brown manages to make each scene in the book poignant and also manages to step up the suspense one notch with every event.

The only disappointment is the ending which is a bit too heavy-handed on top of the carefully constructed ladder of suspense.

The film should be good though as Ron Howard certainly knows his craft by now.

Thursday, January 15, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLengthy Johnson

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