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Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' Adaptation Gets a New Writer
February 4, 2010
by Ethan Anderton
Continuing the adventures of symbologist Robert Langdon, novelist Dan Brown published the third novel in his Da Vinci Code franchise, The Lost Symbol, late last year. Acting quickly and following suit in their adaptations of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Columbia Pictures grabbed the rights to the book before it was even published last September. Now they've got a writer attached to script the novel as Variety reports Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) will take on writing responsibilities with Tom Hanks expected to reprise his role as Langdon, though no official deals have been made as of yet.
In The Lost Symbol, Robert Langdon goes to Washington to give a lecture at the request of his old mentor, Peter Solomon. When he arrives at the US Capitol for his lecture, he instead finds Peter's severed hand mounted on a wooden base, fingers pointing skyward to the Rotunda ceiling fresco of George Washington ascending to heaven. This is the first in a line of clues where Langdon must decode the symbols of the Freemasons in order to stop a villain known as Mal'akh, a steroid-swollen, fantastically tattooed madman, who wants to locate a portal to the wisdom known as the Ancient Mysteries so he can then rule the world.
While I like that the stories have made the stakes higher with each installment, the films have not followed suit in the suspense and fun that the novels provide. After I read The Da Vinci Code, I was pumped to see it play out on-screen, but much to my chagrin the film was lackluster in its execution. Akiva Goldsman has been Columbia's primary screenwriter for both The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons and he's probably still involved in this adaptation, too. No word yet on whether Ron Howard will officially be back to direct, but I'd like to see them mix things up and try a new director. Let's see how Steven Knight does with this.
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Reader Feedback - 7 Comments »
1
I did like The Da Vinci Code, and Angels and Demonds, I hope they Get Ron Howard Back on Board to Direct The Last Symbol.
Cineprog on Feb 4, 2010
2
we need a reboot on these movies asap!!
L1A on Feb 4, 2010
3
The Lost Symbol was an aweful book. So stupid, boring and idiotic. Don't read it, don't watch the movie. The Da Vince Code was very funny, but this book is so dumb, I can't fill my hatred in words.
Michael on Feb 4, 2010
4
I liked the book. Not quite as much as the other two, but the twist was surprising. The formula was almost identical to the other two books, but I figure he sticks with it seeing how well the others did. I liked the Da Vinci Code movie a little better than Angels and Demons. Not sure why they have so much trouble adapting them.
az on Feb 4, 2010
5
I like both flicks. "DaVinci" and "Angels & Demons". No need to re-boot- now, that's a preposterous idea. I like Tom Hanks in this role, too!! 
Bring on "The Lost Symbol"!
Spider on Feb 4, 2010
6
I didn't mind Davinci Code and Angels too much, both the books and the movies, but Lost Symbol is one of the worst books I've ever read. I really don't see how they can pull a movie out of this book. So many ridiculous cliffhangers and setups… Without giving anything away, Lost Symbol has one of the most anticlimactic endings ever. You really feel pissed off at the ending of that book asking 'was that it!?' and a lot of people seem to feel that way, so a lot of movie goers are going to be downright angry that they were taken on a ride for such a let down of an ending.
anon on Feb 4, 2010
7
I liked the book. The the movies. Hope this is better
Daniel felts on Feb 4, 2010