But that’s not stopping these guys! News rolling in from /Film is that Naomi Watts has signed on to star opposite Tom Hanks in ANGELS AND DEMONS. What happened to being on hold? No, they’re still trucking it out for now. The release date did get pushed back though. Instead of December 19, 2008, we’ll have to wait until May 15, 2009 now.
I never even seen THE DA VINCI CODE, so this whole deal doesn’t really strike my interest. Then again, Naomi Watts does. Anyway, ANGLES AND DEMONS is about Hanks’ character, a Harvard-based expert on religious symbols, this time sleuths a mystery that involves a secret society and a conspiracy that leads to Vatican City and threatens the future of the Catholic Church.
The film is being directed by Ron Howard and *was* being written by Akiva Goldsman. It is of course based off the book of the same name by Dan Brown. As noted, it stars Naomi Watts and Tom Hanks. We’ll keep you updated on any ANGELS AND DEMONS news.