Angels & Demons (film) Angels & Demons (film) Angels & Demons is a 2009 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, based on Dan Brown's 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. The novel was published first and "The Da Vinci Code" novel followed it. Filming took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon. Producer Brian
The Da Vinci Code just to remind myself that life is too short to read books like "The Da Vinci Code"." Author Lewis Perdue alleged that Brown plagiarized from two of his novels, "The Da Vinci Legacy", originally published in 1983, and "Daughter of God", originally published in 2000. He sought to block distribution of the book and film. However, Judge George Daniels of the US District Court in New York ruled against Perdue in 2005, saying that "A reasonable average lay observer would not conclude that "The Da Vinci Code" is substantially similar to "Daughter of God"" and that "Any slightly similar elements