Sony Pictures purchased a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, to promote Angels and Demons, the prequel to The Da Vinci Code. In the film, again directed by Ron Howard, Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon.Variety: Super Bowl Push Planned for Film Ads (January 8, 2009)
Film Synopsis
- Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to Vatican City in Italy to help rescue four kidnapped cardinals. In order to save the cardinals, Langdon must interpret the clues left by a secret society known as the Illuminati. According to Entertainment Tonight, "a book by Galileo holds the clues to where the cardinals will be murdered. Now, those clues are hidden in what's called "The Path of Illumination", an elaborate kind of map that leads to the secret meeting place of The Illuminati."ET: On the Set of Angels and Demons (September 9, 2008)
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Angels and Demons 2009 Super Bowl Ad
- Hulu Video: Angels and Demons Super Bowl Ad (Time: 0:30)
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