Tom Hanks And Ron Howard Returning For Dan Brown's Inferno

Tom Hanks is reuniting with director Ron Howard to bring author Dan Brown's latest mystery thriller Inferno to life on the big screen.

The actor will reprise his role as Harvard University symbologist Dr. Robert Langdon for the new movie, which is centred around literary masterpiece Dante's Inferno.

Inferno will be Hanks and Howard's third film adaptation of Brown's books following the success of 2006's The Da Vinci Code and 2009's Angels and Demons. Screenwriter David Koepp will return to work on the script.

The movie is expected to be released in December, 2015.

Inferno is Brown's fourth book featuring the adventures of Dr. Langdon - Hanks and Howard had previously been attached to a film based on the writer's third novel, The Lost Symbol, but those plans were shelved after the director pulled out of the project, reports Deadline.com.

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The Following at Comic-Con 2013: James Purefoy Makes Surprise Appearance, Returning For Season 2

by Tierney Bricker Fri., Jul. 19, 2013 3:30 PM PDT

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Talk about a killer return!

Though he wasn't scheduled to attend 2013 Comic-Con, James Purefoy made a surprise appearance at The Following's panel on Friday, joining executive producers Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega and actors Kevin Bacon, Shawn Ashmore and Valorie Curry.

And though his iconic serial killer character Joe Carroll was supposedly killed off in the finale (being inside a building that blows up tends to do that), it was announced that Purefoy will be returning as a series regular for the Fox hit's highly anticipated second season, debuting January 2014. We guess Joe had a few more tricks up his sleeve after all!

READ: Relive The Following's shocking finale with our recap!

Purefoy popped up in character to make the announcement via a "phone call" with Bacon's Ryan. "On the contrary, Ryan, I'm very much alive and kicking," he said.  "My apologies for not calling sooner…You didn't really think you could do a Comic-Con panel without me?"

Williamson played coy when asked for details on Joe's return, simply saying, "Yeah, I guess he might be alive. Of course Joe Carroll will figure into next season." 

Aside from Joe's reappearance, Williamson teased that fans can expect less FBI-centric A-storylines in season two, which will pick up a year after the events of the finale. As for Claire (Natalie Zea)? Well, Zea will be back in season two, but a preview featuring new footage (spoiler alert!) showed Ryan's love, and Joe's ex-wife, dead. Yikes!

Keep checking back with us for more scoop on The Following's second season.

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