Inferno, the latest novel to follow the adventures of Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons), is heading to the big screen.David Koepp adapting the screenplay, Hanks is set to reprise the Langdon role with Ron Howard returning to direct.
The book itself marks the fourth novel to follow Langdon and it was a brilliant novel as you can expect from Dan Brown and i knew this will turn into a motion picture because the way it was written. The third book,The Lost Symbol, is still eyed for a big screen version, but is expected at a later date. Published earlier this year,
If you haven’t read the novel yet then i will recommend that you should, it won’t disappoint you.
Inferno is officially described as follows:
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces… Dante’s Inferno.
Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust… before the world is irrevocably altered.