Director/producerRon Howardand producerBrian Grazerhave cast an energetic company of some of the world’s most talented and interesting rising international stars to joinTom HanksinInferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures' Robert Langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date. The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay byDavid Koeppbased on the book byDan Brown, is slated for release on August 08, 2025 and will begin principal photography at the end of April.
The project’s executive producers areDan Brown, Anna Culp, Bill Connor, and David B. Householter.Infernocontinues 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’sInferno.
Felicity Jones, an Oscar nominee this year for her performance inThe Theory of Everything, will star opposite Hanks as Dr. Sienna Brooks.Irrfan Khan, one of India’s biggest stars, best known for his roles inSlumdog Millionaire,Life of Pi, andThe Lunchbox, takes the role of Harry Sims, also known as The Provost. French actorOmar Sy, best known for his work in the French mega-hitThe Intouchables, as well asX-Men: Days of Future Past, the upcomingJurassic World, andJohn Wells' upcoming untitled project, will play Christoph Bruder.Sidse Babett Knudsen, star of the Danish television seriesBorgen, will portray Dr. Elizabeth Sinskey, the head of the World Health Organization. The filmmakers are also in talks with several other internationally recognized actors for major roles.
Commenting on the announcement,Ron Howardhad this to say.
“For this film, I wantedTom Hanksto 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.Felicity,Irrfan,Omar, andSidsehave all broken through with recognition here in America as well as their home countries - they are phenomenal talents and we can’t wait to get started.”
Doug Belgrad, president, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, had this to say in his statement.
“We’re thrilled to be making a third Robert Langdon film withRon,TomandBrian.Infernowill deliver all of the excitement, intrigue and international adventure that audiences expect from a film based onDan Brown’s huge selling Langdon book series. We can’t wait to see this character back on the big screen.”
Michael De Lucaand Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for Columbia Pictures. Columbia Pictures has also released new photos of the cast, which you can take a look at below. Stay tuned for more updates onInfernoas production gets under way this spring.
