No plot details were announced but the novel was in production under the title “The Solomon Key” and will reportedly focus on the mysterious Freemasons. Doubleday did confirm that the story “takes place in a twelve-hour period” and that the first run would be over 5 million, the largest in their history.
Neither Tom Hanks nor director Ron Howard have officially signed on to return but at this point, that seems a formality when there’s this much money involved. Can we at least get Hanks a haircut for these films?