'If I thought was pinned to 'The Da Vinci Code' in some way then it would've been a lesser script to read and it wasn't,' McGregor said.

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McGregor, known for his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the 'Star Wars' films, said that while 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels & Demons' are inextricably linked, the latter can stand on its own. While 'The Da Vinci Code' centered on the complex investigation of a murder in the Louvre and the theory that a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene produced descendants, the new film features a murder at the Vatican and a secret and powerful society known as the 'Illuminati.' It also reunites the Academy Award-winning actor with director Ron Howard, who helmed 'Da Vinci,' and teams Hanks with actor Ewan McGregor and Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer. Watch Hanks talk aboout the controversy »

The movie ventures into similar waters as its predecessor, 'The Da Vinci Code,' with Hanks reprising the role of Robert Langdon, a Harvard symbology expert, and conspiracy theories galore. 'I think a kind of natural reaction is now that somehow because it's the second Robert Langdon mystery that there is some degree of controversy over it.

'Everybody is looking for some scandal whether a scandal exists or not,' Hanks said of the film. The soundtrack features violinist Joshua Bell on most tracks.Ī sequel, titled Inferno, was released in 2016.But when it comes to the new film based on a Brown novel, 'Angels & Demons,' star Tom Hanks says talk of controversy is much ado about nothing. The score is considered one of his best, with '160 BPM' becoming a true classic and favourite Zimmer tune. He chose to develop the 'Chevaliers de Sangreal' track from the end of The Da Vinci Code as Langdon's main theme in the film, featuring prominently in the tracks 'God Particle' and '503'. Multiple awards winner Hans Zimmer composed the score for Angels & Demons. Like its predecessor, the movie created quite some controversy and due to its 'critical stance' towards the Catholic Church, Angels & Demons was banned in Samoa. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon.

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. 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.

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