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Angels & Demons premieres in Rome

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor joined Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks for the world premiere of Dan Brown novel Angels & Demons in Rome. The actor plays a papal official in the sequel to The Da Vinci Code.

Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and Dan Brown

Director Ron Howard, lead actor Tom Hanks and novelist Dan Brown were also in Rome for the Angels & Demons premiere. Tom Hanks plays Professor Robert Langdon for the second time.

Tom Hanks

In the new film, Tom Hanks tries to stop a secret society called the Illuminati from destroying Vatican City in Italy. He said: "This [film] is like bang bang bang. There's no time for anything."

Ron Howard

The Da Vinci Code director Ron Howard was in charge of his second Dan Brown book to be turned into a movie: "Everyone is telling me that they find this film more entertaining and more exciting."

Ayelet Zurer

Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer plays Vittoria Vetra, a scientist whose experiment with antimatter is stolen by secret society the Illuminati to be used as a bomb. The film's out on 14 May in the UK.



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