“For this film, I wanted Tom Hanks to be surrounded by an international cast of actors whose energy will underscore Robert Langdon’s life-or-death peril, the high-stakes action he takes, and the global threat that he’s trying to prevent,” explained Howard about the international cast. The filmmakers are also in talks with several other internationally recognized actors for major roles. Elizabeth Sinskey, the head of the World Health Organization. French actor Omar Sy will play Christoph Bruder. Irrfan Khan takes the role of Harry Sims, also known as The Provost. “Inferno” continues the Harvard symbologist’s adventures on screen: when Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories and prevent a madman from releasing a global plague connected to Dante’s “Inferno.”įelicity Jones will star opposite Hanks as Dr. The project’s executive producers are Dan Brown, Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David Householter. The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay by David Koepp based on the book by Dan Brown, is slated for release on Octoand will begin principal photography at the end of April.

MANILA, Philippines – Tom Hanks stars in Columbia Picture's film “Inferno,” which is based on Robert Langdon's series, written by Dan Brown.ĭirector/producer Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have cast an energetic company of some of the world’s most talented and interesting rising international stars to join the cast of the film.

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