Angels & Demons (film) with author Dan Brown. In May 2006, following the release of the 2006 film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code", Sony Pictures hired screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code", to adapt "Angels & Demons". Filming was originally to begin in February 2008 and was originally going to be released on December 19, 2008, but because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the film was pushed back for May 15, 2009. David Koepp rewrote the script before shooting began. Director Ron Howard chose to treat "Angels & Demons" as a sequel to
The Da Vinci Code in the Philippines to six months. It was not banned in any of the other cities in Metro Manila, making the film easily accessible to citizens living in the capital. The SM Supermalls, the largest chain of shopping malls in the Philippines, prohibited the showing of "The Da Vinci Code" in all of their movie theaters throughout the country. This decision is in line with their policy for not showing films that were rated by MTRCB as R-18. Although, "The Da Vinci Code" was banned in the City of Manila and all SM Malls, it was still shown in other cinemas all over