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Monday
20Apr2009

Another 'Angels & Demons' Boycott, and Another Robert Langdon Movie on the Way

DateMonday, April 20, 2009 at 1:09PM
At the same time Indian Catholics are calling for a boycott of Angels & Demons, the third film in the series has been announced. Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol will be published in September, and the film rights have already been locked up by Columbia, which as Variety points out, gives the studio two of the biggest franchises around, with the Dan Brown books and Spider-Man.

Tom Hanks set a record with his salary for Angels & Demons, and if it's as successful as Da Vinci Code, there's no reason to think he'll make less the next time.

As for the boycott, it's as thoughtful as one of those can be, I suppose. The Catholic Bishops Conference of India wants to ban the film there because, "Christianity is not understood by the majority of people in India yet, and many non-Christians may mistake the content as the truth." The group made a similar move with Da Vinci, but relented when a disclaimer was attached to the film announcing it as a work of fiction.

Bans and boycotts are nothing to get steamed over; everybody walks the other way from something, although maybe not as publicly. I boycott Jay Leno because it's not funny, and it never shocks me or dismays me when religious groups or special interest groups cry foul when a work of pop culture comes along that runs counter to their beliefs.

The only way it becomes unacceptable is when the film is completely restricted from release, which is not going to happen in India; the bishops just don't want members of their flock watching it.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment2 Comments |

Reader Comments (2)

Do you have any idea what Hanks is making for this movie? I'm assuming there's some sort of base salary with some back-end stuff, but I'm not getting any real numbers from internet chatter.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJeremy

Well, good going for Mr. Hanks, this time out his hair looks much better and isn't that what it is all about ? GOOD HAIR !!! Maybe Mr. Rita Wilson should consider redoing a classic 70's movie called SHAMPOO, I'd go see it :) tah tah viewers and remember the Colin special at my fountain hills salon...haircut and BLOW........dry...for $40.00 xo

Saturday, April 25, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterBrucey

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