Angels & Demons (film)

Angels & Demons is a 2009 American action mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, based on Dan Brown's 2000 novel of the same title. It is the sequel to the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Howard, and the second installment in the Robert Langdon film series. However, the novel version was published before The Da Vinci Code novel. Filming took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon, while Ayelet Zurer stars as Dr. Vittoria Vetra, a CERN scientist joining Langdon in the quest to recover a missing vial of antimatter from a mysterious Illuminati terrorist. Producer Brian Grazer, composer Hans Zimmer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also return, with David Koepp coming on board to help the latter.

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Angels & Demons
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Howard
Written by	David Koepp Akiva Goldsman
Based on	Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Produced by	Brian Grazer Ron Howard John Calley
Starring	Tom Hanks Ewan McGregor Ayelet Zurer Stellan Skarsgård Pierfrancesco Favino Nikolaj Lie Kaas Armin Mueller-Stahl
Cinematography	Salvatore Totino
Edited by	Dan Hanley Mike Hill
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Imagine Entertainment Skylark Productions Panorama Film Studios
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) (Rome) May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15) (United States)
Running time	138 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150 million[2]
Box office	$485.9 million[3]

The film was different from the novel in some scenes. The film grossed $485 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, who considered it an improvement over its predecessor. A sequel, titled Inferno, was released on October 28, 2016.