Columbia Pictures is going to be bringing The Lost Symbol, the third installment of the “Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown, to the big screen.

Steven Knight has come on board to adapt the book, which uses his trademark blending of obscure history, symbolism, and in this case, the history of Freemasonry in the United States.

The book’s official synopsis reads;

“‘The Lost Symbol’ is a masterstroke of storytelling – a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths… all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.

As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object – artfully encoded with five symbols – is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation… one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.

When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon–a prominent Mason and philanthropist–is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations–all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.”

Though Tom Hanks has not yet confirmed his return as protagonist Robert Langdon, Imagine’s Brian Grazer and John Calley have signed on to return to the franchise to produce.

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “The Lost Symbol”.

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)