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The prequel to the movie “The Da Vinci Code” will soon be in theaters on May 15, 2009. Still based on Dan Brown’s famous novel, “Angels and Demons” features the first adventure of Robert Langdon in Rome as he investigates a murder that would take him to the dark history of the Vatican. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Langdon while Ewan McGregor plays the role of the Camerlengo.

Compared to Da Vinci Code, many opine that this is the better novel. Though I was not pleased with the movie version of Da Vince Code, I hope the movie version of Angels & Demons will do more justice to the novel. Here’s a sneak peak of the upcoming movie.

The ongoing production of Angels & Demons, the prequel to Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code,” was not granted permission by the diocese of Rome to film in two churches. The novel drew anger and protest from church leaders worldwide because of the idea that Jesus married and fathered children. The story likewise depicted the conservative Catholic Movement “Opus Dei” as a murderous cult.

The crew requested filming in the churches of Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria della Vittoria. It would have been the perfect setting for the story with the churches which would include paintings by Caravaggio, sculptures by Bernini and a chapel designed by Raphael. Read the rest of this entry »