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"Inferno", which follows on the blockbuster book and film
franchise Brown's 2003 religious-themed mystery novel "The Da
Vinci Code," centers on the "Divine Comedy," the masterpiece by
Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
The plot sees Langdon follow a trail of clues about the poet in
a race to save the world's population from a deadly artificial
plague.
Principal photography has begun on the film as production gets
under way in Italy, with many of the scenes being shot in many
of Florence's most renowned buildings and piazzas.
"I like it because ... there is a degree of mystery and at the
same time a great amount of predictability that goes along with
it," Hanks said during a photo call for the film in Florence on
Monday.
Hanks compared the role of Langdon to playing Sherlock Holmes.
"... As a selfish actor, I don't mind playing the smartest guy
in the room. I don't get to play the toughest guy, I don't get
to play the best-looking or ... the tallest, but I do get to
play the smartest guy in the room as Robert Langdon."
The film, which also stars British actress Felicity Jones, is
being directed by Ron Howard. Howard previously directed the
film adaptations of "The Da Vinci Code" as well as Brown's
"Angels and Demons", which also featured Langdon.
"Each film has suggested a slightly different style and tone,"
Howard said.
"This one, I think, is much more modern, it's edgier, the crisis
that we are dealing with is very real and present and something
that people talk about, and it suggests a kind of an urgency and
a psychological focus that creates another type of tension. It's
a bit more modern cinematically in its approach."
"Inferno" is scheduled for release next year.
(Reporting By Hanna Rantala and Reuters Television in Florence;
Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian in London; Editing by Jonathan
Oatis)
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