Angels and Demons Illustrated movie Companion - Dan Brown

Featuring more than 200 photos, drawings, and historical images, this official full-colour companion book captures the film\'s amazing visuals, and details the complexity of bringing Dan Brown\'s bestselling thriller novel to the screen. In Angels Demons, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to Rome to embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, and deserted cathedrals. What he uncovers is unimaginable. The Illuminati, a secret society whose existence dates back to the 1700s, is alive, well, and murderously active, masterminding a plot to blow up the Vatican. Angels Demons: The Illustrated Movie offers a behind-the-scenes look at the stunning production design and process of filming the famous locations featured in the movie. Contents include: Never-before-seen storyboards and drawings used to plan the film\'s action scenes. Contributions from all key participants of the movie, including Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and Dan Brown. In-progress shots of the re-creation of the Sistine Chapel and its artifacts. Details on creating intricate sets for St. Peter\'s Square, the Pantheon, and the Piazza Navona.