When the Da Vinci Code was released it brought with it a lot of controversy, so no less could be expected of the upcoming sequel Angels and Demons. The director, Ron Howard, told SCI FI Wire that the Illuminati, a mysterious and supposedly long-disbanded brotherhood, make ideal villains in this new movie. Tom Hanks returns as symbologist Robert Langdon who teams with an Italian scientist (Ayelet Zurer) to thwart the Illuminati.

READ SCIFI WIRE’S INTERVIEW WITH RON HOWARD

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