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Synopsis Of Angels & Demons Angels and Demons  re-teams director  Ron Howard  and star  Tom Hanks  for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of  Dan Brown 's novel The Da Vinci Code. Although the book Angels and Demons was written before the novel The Da Vinci Code, the movie transpires after the events of the earlier movie.  Hanks  stars as professor Robert Langdon, the most respected symbologist in the United States, who uses his knowledge in order to decode a symbol on the skin of a murder victim. The clues put him on the trail of an international conspiracy involving the Catholic Church.  Ewan McGregor  and  Ayelet Zurer also star in the Sony Pictures production. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi See All Angels & Demons Trailers and Clips Theatrical Feature Running Time: 138 mins Complete Cast Of Angels & Demons Tom Hanks  - Robert Langdon Ewan McGregor  - Camerlengo Pierfrance...

Angels & Demons (2009) Member Rating:    Angels and Demons re-teams director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. Although the book Angels and Demons was written before the novel The Da Vinci Code, the movie transpires after the events of the earlier movie. Hanks stars as professor Robert Langdon, the most respected symbologist in the United States, who uses his knowledge in order to decode a symbol on the skin of a murder victim. The clues put him on the trail of an international conspiracy involving the Catholic Church. Ewan McGregor and Ayelet Zurer also star in the Sony Pictures production. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi  Read More Starring: Tom Hanks ,  Ayelet Zurer , ( more ) Director(s): Ron Howard Theatrical MPAA Rating: PG13 Format(s): DVD  |  Blu-ray View All Versions to rent and buy

Author Dan Brown’s scholarly protagonist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns in  Angels & Demons . Taking place some time after the events in  The Da Vinci Code  (although the novel took place prior), we find Langdon summoned by the Vatican when a conspiracy has been uncovered to destroy Vatican City. Someone has stolen anti-matter from a particle accelerator facility in Switzerland, and with the Pope recently deceased, the four “preferiti” (preferred favorites) have been kidnapped. Seems that the Illuminati - the underground secret society - has set their revenge in motion. They announce that they will kill one of the four cardinals each hour until midnight, when they will destroy Vatican City with the anti-matter. And so, the race is on for Langdon to scour the Vatican Archives to find the right clues that will lead them through Rome to each Cardinal - and ultimately the anti-matter - before the city is destroyed. Joining Langdon on his journey is CERN scientist V...

Before the creation of the material universe God created the angels, billions of them. All at once they came into existence. One moment they were not, the next moment they were. Imagine that! Imagine being fully cognizant of yourself and your fellow celestial spirits all at once. Awesome, is it not? All of your knowledge of everything around you and your Almighty Creator, one God in Three Persons, was infused at your creation. You were a child of God from the start, gifted with the infused virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity; and all that you had to do to see God face to face forever was to love Him and obey Him. The angels have no body; they are pure spirits, unmixed with matter. They have no need of a language for they communicate directly by one intellect engaging another, thought to thought, concept to concept. What tremendous minds they have! They see all the effects directly and immediately in their causes, all the conclusions in the premises. Therefore, they have no need to rea...

This movie became the first big-screen casualty of the Hollywood writer's strike in 2007, because Akiva Goldsman 's script still needed work, and he was on strike with the Writers Guild of America. So, production of the movie had to be postponed. The production had to build a scale replica of St. Peter's Square since Vatican officers banned the movie from being filmed in its grounds. Although the novel upon which this film is based is set before the events of the novel The Da Vinci Code, the film has been written as a sequel to follow after events in The Da Vinci Code (2006). Naomi Watts was originally cast as Vittoria. Alfred Molina who played Aringarosa in The Da Vinci Code (2006) did the voice over for this movie's first trailer. Thure Lindhardt was nearly cast as Silas in The Da Vinci Code (2006). Ron Howard liked his audition so much that he offered him the role of Chartrand in this movie.

Is That You, God? Tom Hanks returns as Dan Brown's symbologist Robert Langdon in his first adventure Angels & Demons, which Hollywood decided to make after The Da Vinci Code , given the latter's more controversial subject striking a raw nerve on the faith itself. The Catholic Church was up in arms over the first film, but seemingly nonchalant about this one. And it's not hard to see why, considering Ron Howard had opted to do a flat-out action piece that serves as a great tourism video of Rome and Vatican City, and would probably boost visitor numbers given the many beautiful on-location scenes, save for St Peter's Square and Basilica which was a scaled model used. So I guess with the bulk of the budget going toward the sets, the ensemble cast had to be correspondingly scaled down. Ayelet Zurer tried to step into the female void left by Audrey Tautou, but given Tautou's character then having a lot more stake in the earlier film , Zurer's scientist...

Angels & Demons is a bestselling mystery novel by American author Dan Brown. The novel revolves around the quest of fictional Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon to unravel the mysteries of a secret society called the Illuminati, and preclude a plot from annihilating the Vatican City using destructive antimatter. The story recounts the conflict between science and religion that brought the establishment of the Illuminati, and, after centuries of non-existence, the group is thought to have resurfaced for retribution against the Roman Catholic Church. Published in 2000, it introduces the character Robert Langdon, who is also the principal character of Brown's subsequent novel, The Da Vinci Code. It also shares many stylistic elements with the latter, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Roman Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbolism are heavily referenced throughout the novel. A ...

BREAKING NEWS: Dan Brown's new novel THE LOST SYMBOL To be published September 15, 2009 Click here for more information Celebrated author Dan Brown has completed the third book in his Da Vinci Code trilogy - a month ahead of the release of movie prequel Angels & Demons . The Lost Symbol is slated to hit bookstores in September and is set to become one of the year's biggest sellers. Sony Columbia Pictures movie executives are expected to snap up the rights to the book - and continue the saga's film franchise, in which Tom Hanks plays religious code breaker Robert Langdon. The third book will have an initial print run of five million copies. The Da Vinci Code is the best-selling hardcover adult novel of all time.

Robert Langdon - A professor of symbology at Harvard University and the main protagonist of the novel. He is flown to CERN to help investigate the murder of Leonardo Vetra. He is described as wearing a pair of chinos pants , turtleneck , and tweed jacket. His name is a tribute to John Langdon . Leonardo Vetra - A scientist working at CERN and a priest. He is researching on antimatter when he is murdered by the Hassassin. He is also the adoptive father of Vittoria. Vittoria Vetra - The adopted daughter of Vetra. She, like her father, works with CERN. Her research focuses on biology and physics. The reader learns early in the novel that Vittoria worked with her father in their research of antimatter. Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca - The Camerlengo (Papal Chamberlain) during the conclave. He murdered the pope, who is later revealed to have been his father. He is also Janus in the novel, named after the Roman god of beginnings and ends, in dealing with the Hassassin. Cardinal Saverio Mo...

Ayelet Zurer was born and raised in Tel Aviv . After finishing her military service, she moved to New York , where she developed her acting skills at the New Actors Workshop School . Zurer moved back to Israel in 1991. In 1992, she starred in the television series Inyan Shel Zman , and in 1993, she played the lead role in the Israeli film Nikmato Shel Itzik Finkelstein . During this time she also participated in the cable television show Yetziat Hirum . In 1997, Zurer played the role of Shira Shteinberg in the television show Florentin on the Israeli Channel 2 . In the following year she achieved the lead role in the film Ahava Asura (aka The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field ) starring Moshe Ivgy . In 2000, Zurer participated in the Israeli television series Zinzana . In 2001, she starred in the movies Laila Lelo Lola and Kikar Ha'Halomot , and in 2002, she participated in the Israeli television series Shalva and Ha'Block . In 2003, Zurer starred in Nina's Tragedies ...