variety.com - 4/25/2008
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Ayelet Zurer joins Howard's 'Da Vinci' prequel Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer has nabbed the female lead opposite Tom Hanks in Columbia Pictures' "Da Vinci Code" prequel "Angels & Demons." Ewan McGregor is in talks to join the thriller, which is based on the Dan Brown best-seller. McGregor is set to take on the role of a powerful Vatican insider who assists Langdon. Story centers on religious ...
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McGregor, Zurer to Join "Angels & Demons"
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With the strike over, Ron Howard has been getting his next Dan Brown adaptation, "Angels and Demons," primed and ready to go. Tom Hanks will reprise his role as Dr. Robert Langdon. The film is expected to be a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code," despite the fact that the stories in the original books took place in the reverse order. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer has reportedly locked down the female lead role, Vittoria Vetra, an Italian scientist who joins forces with Langdon. Ewan McGregor is also eying a role for himself, namely that of "a powerful Vatican insider who assists Langdon." Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay, based on Brown's original novel. ...
Hanks Gets Jedi Guidance In That DA VINCI CODE Prequel!!
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Merrick here... Ewan McGregor looks to be joining Tom Hanks and and the recently announced Ayelet Zurer (details HERE ) in ANGELS & DEMONS, Ron Howard's forthcoming borification of Dan Brown's novel. McGregor is set to take on the role of a powerful Vatican insider who assists Langdon. Story centers on religious art scholar Robert Langdon (Hanks), who once again finds himself entangled with powerful forces with ancient roots: the Illuminati -- the most powerful underground organization in history -- and the Catholic Church. ...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
Another One...
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Another One... Ewan McGregor 's apparent decision to play "a powerful Vatican insider" in Ron Howard 's Angels and Demons , the sequel to The DaVinci Code , is the latest in a long series of straight-paycheck roles for this once-adventurous actor. On 4.16 I ...
Angels & Demons Updates
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... some "terrorist plot" too.
Sorry if I'm more cynical than usual, but I have a feeling this is going to be just as stupid and boring as the previous film.
Maybe audiences will actually avoid this one...or maybe they'll just go see Star Trek for the 4th time instead - sounds good to me!
Cameras roll this June in Europe (again under the direction of Ron Howard) for summer 2009 release.
Sources: Entertainment Weekly and Variety
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