So Dark the Con of Hollywood

By Sarah Carlson
April 12, 2007

HanksCode.jpgFans of Tom Hank's semi-mullet, rejoice! Hanks and director Ron Howard are reportedly in final negotiations to bring "Angels & Demons," the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code," to the screen. Hanks will reprise his role as Professor Robert Langdon, oh he of sexy stubble and bad dialogue, which rises to the level of verbal diarrhea in the hands of Dan Brown.

"The Da Vinci Code" was panned by critics, but a $758 million worldwide box-office haul will always win in the long run. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Internet rumors have been swirling that Hanks is about to receive Hollywood's biggest payday ever." I've heard "Angels & Demons" is the better of the two and in it, according to Amazon.com, "Langdon is shocked to find proof that the legendary secret society, the Illuminati -- dedicated since the time of Galileo to promoting the interests of science and condemning the blind faith of Catholicism -- is alive, well, and murderously active." I'm assuming more happens, but I didn't feel like ready any further.

Let's at least hope they cast a more believable love interest for the prof this time because no one bought the Audrey Tautou-Tom Hanks pairing for a second. That's like pairing Nicolas Cage with Jessica Biel. Talk about boxing out of your weight class.

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