The Robert Langdon film series is one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time, raking in almost $1.5 billion worldwide over three movies. It all began with The Da Vinci Code in 2006, a picture which saw Tom Hanks tearing across Europe trying to solve a mystery with hidden clues from the iconic Italian painter’s work. This was followed up by Angels & Demons in 2009, and Inferno in 2016. Now, fans of the series are wondering if any more Dan Brown books will be adapted for the big screen.
As it stands, there has been no talk of another offering in the Langdon series. But it should not be ruled out. Hollywood never kill their cash cows, and if there is potential money to be made they will certainly get round to making it at some point. Hanks had a lot of fun playing the intelligent Harvard University professor, and would most likely want to reprise his role if asked to do so. The thing that might put producers off is the fact that the two sequels to date did progressively worse than the original at the box office.
The first picture directed by Ron Howard made $758.2 million worldwide, Angels & Demons brought in $485.9 million, while the latest offering only made $220 million. Perhaps the name of the first film helped draw in the massive crowds. Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous artists of all time, and many people are familiar with his incredible paintings. Indeed, his name has been used to promote other things and is one of the reasons why so many people play Da Vinci Diamonds slot online. It features some of his best artwork, including the Mona Lisa. Brown’s book upon which the film is based was hugely popular as well, and it sold over 81 million copies worldwide.
The later films in the series may have solely appealed to fans of the Brown books or the original film. Perhaps Sony Pictures Entertainment missed a trick with the naming of the sequel pictures, as a lot of people may have been unaware that they were following on from the 2006 offering. If they had named each film in the series The Da Vinci Code: Angels & Demons, and so on, the sequels may have pulled in more viewers.
Brown’s Langdon series follows a different order to the film franchise, and there are still two other novels that haven’t been reimagined on the silver screen. These are The Lost Symbol, which was released in 2009, and Origin, which came out in October of 2017. There is great potential to make either of these books into a film, and recapture the sheer excitement of the first title.
There was a seven-year gap between the release of Angels & Demons and Inferno, so it seems as though Colombia Pictures is in no hurry to churn each installment out. Langdon could easily return in either Origin or The Lost Symbol, but it may be a good few years before either hits cinemas - if at all.
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