THE DA VINCI CODE - SONY LINE UP DA VINCI 'PREQUEL'

Hollywood bosses are so thrilled with THE DA VINCI CODE's performance at the box office during its opening weekend, they are already planning to turn another DAN BROWN thriller into a movie. Despite controversy and poor reviews, the film achieved the second best opening weekend of all time, taking $224 million (GBP119 million) worldwide. Sony Pictures Entertainment vice-chairman JEFF BLAKE has revealed the studio is already looking at ANGELS AND DEMONS, Brown's third novel, which is about secret society the Illuminati, the Vatican and a quest for the world's most powerful energy source. Blake says, "We are very interested in filming Angels and Demons. We hope that the relationship with Dan Brown will be a long one. That could be the next project."