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Columbia to Make The Lost Symbol

February 4, 2010

Variety says that Columbia Pictures is moving forward with The Lost Symbol, the third installment of the "Da Vinci Code" franchise. Steven Knight has come on board to adapt Dan Brown's novel.

The book is described as follows:

The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths... all under the watchful eye of Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.

As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation... one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.

When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason and philanthropist--is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations--all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.

Tom Hanks, who played Langdon in The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. has not yet committed to reprise the role, though he is expected to. Imagine's Brian Grazer and John Calley have signed on to produce the latest installment.

COMMENTS (31)

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Ben

February 4, 2010

Book was awful, movie had better be better

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Doctor Jeep

February 4, 2010

Morgan Freeman should play Bellamy (the Architect). That would be good. Yeah.

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Jacob Young

February 4, 2010

I thought the book was pretty good actually... just the ending was a bit meh-worthy. A bit too churchy if you catch my meaning. But I suppose that could be rectified in the movie version?

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BKT

February 4, 2010

"Masterstroke of storytelling"? Dan Brown's books are about as far from being"masterstrokes of storytelling" as you can get.

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RichieG

February 4, 2010

No mention of Ron Howard. Is he gonna direct this one as well?

Just hope they make a better film out of this one. The first was alright but too wordy, the second was pretty poor and an intelligent religious person's 24 movie. I just hope they've noted the pros and cons of the first two movies to take the best bits and put it into this one.

Ah well, Ron Howard's one of the best directors and unsung heroes out there, got every single one of his movies and they're all great, aside from these Dan Brown adaptations.

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fireupchips

February 4, 2010

Ugh. Just goes to show that movies/books don't need to be good for them to make money. The first two movies were awful and The Lost Symbol was probably one of the most cookie-cutter, predictable, boring books I have ever read.

Tom Hanks. Ron Howard. You can do better.

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Josh

February 4, 2010

I thought the Lost Symbol was an AWESOME book It fit in right with DaVinci and Angels & Demons. They are all great. Really looking forward to the movie.....especially if Ron Howard directs it.

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kbsmith042

February 4, 2010

hope they get someone else aside from Hanks, hes too laid back... Freeman would be a nice choice for Bellamy, hes a great actor

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film202

February 4, 2010

dawayne johnson should play the villian

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tazz

February 4, 2010

Book was ok, it wasnt anything close to the first 2. It didnt have much intrigue and at times you dont know whats going on