Tom Hanks returning for "Angels & Demons"?

craig's take: Let's hope it's better than the dismal Davinci Code!

exfan s take : How much ??? biggest salary ever paid to an actor in the history of Hollywood.” In memory of salary i remenber 30 millions for arnold when he agree to make terminator 3, so how much higher could it be 40 millions, 50 millions ?

A&D was a better read than The Da Vinci Code I.M.H.O.

Still cant picture Hanks as Langdon though....

You'd think he learn from the first one but no he's back for more. Besides, how can they justify paying anyone so much after the dismal result that was 'the Da Vinci Code'?

Sure, the book was good but the hype/controversy surrounding it was the only thing drawing people into the theater...up until word got out of how crap it was. Then it just faded away into obscurity tp the bargain bin at Blockbuster. Seriously you'd think it was a Van Damme flick.

yeah because $756,236,138 is a dismal result. Regardless of the quality of the film, this is all hollywood looks at... $$$

yeah because $756,236,138 is a dismal result. Regardless of the quality of the film, this is all hollywood looks at... $$$

Angels & Demons was a way better story and read then the DaVinci Code. I wish that they would have done the books in sequence because DaVinci sucked and while Hanks looks like I think Langdon would, he doesn't pull off his character well enough. Langdon, especially in A&D is supposed to be a bit more dashing and kind of cool. Hanks has never played cool in his career.
As far as salary, weren't they going to pay Pitt like 40 mil to do the next Mission Impossible, making him the the highest paid actor for a single movie in history?

I agree with you ponyboy76, A&D was a much better read than DaVinci Code. I can see the studio paying Hanks a ton of cash to reprise his role as Langdon because the first movie made so much money. I understand Brown's working on his next Langdon adventure. Imagine how much money Hanks would bank if the publisher and the studio put their heads together to premiere the next movie and book out at the same time. Fans would be rabid to see the movie and grab the hardcover at the same time. Do a cross promotion with Borders and have them sell the book at the movie theater opening weekend. Hanks could pull in a $50 million paycheck for a stunt like that, and it would be fun for the audience too I think.

The first movie should have been called The DaVinci Load of Crap.

I agree that A&D was a much better read and I also think it will translate to the big screen much better then DaVinci Code, which, let's face it, isn't saying a lot. The question remains, will it draw people in the way Davinci did given that it's not nearly as controversial? I hope it does because there are some important points in A&D about religious opression of science, which is relevant, at least to me.