Well, Imagine That

File this one under "You Knew This Was Coming"

Following mega returns for The Da Vinci Code over the weekend, execs at Sony Pictures announced late yesterday, a deal to make a film of author Dan Brown's Da Vinci prequel Angels & Demons.

Variety's Michael Fleming and Dave McNary have the complete 411:

Though development of "Angels & Demons" is still in the early stages, the studio's also planning to reassemble "The Da Vinci Code" producing team of Brian Grazer and John Calley for the project.

No deals are set yet for director Ron Howard or star Tom Hanks to return, but both would have first crack at the project.

In "Angels," [the] Langdon... character tries to solve a murder and unravel a plot by an ancient group, the Illuminati, to blow up the Vatican during a papal conclave...

It's funny how the fickle film God works isn't it? Less than a week ago, the press in Cannes were talking box office bomb, now some $231.8 million dollars (worldwide) in its first 5 days, and everyone's talking about the next film.

Let this be a lesson to you boys and girls--Never assume anything in the film industry...