Played by Tom Hanks in the movie, what is the name of the hero in Dan Browns books Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, and The Lost Symbol?
The Lost Symbol as "a candidate for the worst novel ever". Following the worldwide successes of "The Da Vinci Code" in 2006 and "Angels & Demons" in 2009, which were both based on Brown's novels, starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and produced and directed by Ron Howard, Columbia Pictures began production on a film adaptation of "The Lost Symbol". Hanks and Howard were expected to return for the film adaptation of "The Lost Symbol", along with the franchise's producers Brian Grazer and John Calley. Sony Pictures eventually hired three screenwriters for the project, beginning with Steven Knight and then hiring Brown himself.
The Da Vinci Code Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing. During its opening weekend, moviegoers spent an estimated $77 million in America, and $224 million worldwide. The movie received mixed reviews. Roger Ebert in its review wrote that "Ron Howard is a better filmmaker than Dan Brown is a novelist; he follows Brown's formula (exotic location, startling revelation, desperate chase scene, repeat as needed) and elevates it into a superior entertainment, with Tom Hanks as a theo-intellectual Indiana Jones." "it's involving, intriguing and constantly seems on the edge of startling revelations." The film received two sequels: "Angels & Demons", released in 2009, and "Inferno",