• Sequel Bits: 'Jack Reacher' Needs Asian Coin To Buy A Sequel, Plus Possible Dan Brown Movies, 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation,' 'Twins 2'

    When Christopher McQuarrie was set to direct One Shot, which eventually became Jack Reacher starring Tom Cruise, the idea was to launch a franchise based on the dozen-plus Reacher books by Lee Child. Turns out that Jack Reacher may be the character's one shot at the big screen, at least in this incarnation. The movie wasn't…

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  • Ron Howard Won't Direct 'The Da Vinci Code' Sequel 'The Lost Symbol'

    As construction on Ron Howard's The Dark Tower has been suspended, either temporarily or permanently, the director has been building a new slate of possible projects. The Formula One biopic Rush is looking like his next 'go' picture. That movie, based on the real-life rivalry between two drivers in 1976 and provisionally starring Chris Hemsworth…

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  • Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown Taking Over 'The Lost Symbol' Screenplay

    Risky Business is reporting that bestselling author Dan Brown will be taking over screenwriting duties on the big screen adaptation of his latest book and Da Vinci Code sequel, The Lost Symbol. In February 2010, the studio hired Oscar-nominated scribe Steven Knight, whose credits include Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things, who also penned drafts of…

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  • VOTD: Dan Brown's "Your Lucky Day"

    OneCoolThingADay has found a pretty cool short film titled Your Lucky Day directed by newcomerDan Brown (not the author) and featuring Rider Strong (Boy Meets World, Cabin Fever). The fifteen minute short tells the story of an elderly man who discovers he's won $156 million in the lottery. A megaball drawing sends a convenience store…

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  • Darth Vader Is Carved Into The National Cathedral

    For me, that's the best part about reading a Dan Brown novel, is learning trivial bits of information on places and history. No one really reads Brown's books for his "master storytelling", do they? His latest book, The Lost Symbol came out while I was at the Toronto International Film Festival, and I haven't really…

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  • First Look: The Da Vinci Code Sequel The Lost Symbol

    Today Random House finally revealed the cover art for author Dan Brown's latest book The Lost Symbol. The cover of the new book confirms that the third adventure will take place on home soil, with a 12-hour race to the finish quest set in Washington, DC. The book is the third in a series that…

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  • Third Da Vinci Code Film The Lost Symbol Announced

    Ron Howard's big screen adaptation of the Da Vinci Code prequel Angel's & Demons won't hit theaters until May 15th, but Columbia Pictures is already moving forward with a third film in the series. Now you might be asking yourself: "How can there be a third film when a third book has yet to be…

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  • Ayelet Zurer Lands Female Lead In Da Vinci Code Prequel Angels And Demons

      Not sure what is going on in the photo above, but your brain should tell you that it's a photo of Ayelet Zurer, and according to EW she's landed the lead female role opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's summer '09 prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. Yes, the prequel people…

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