Zurer (Munich, Vantage Point) landed the starring female role in the movie Angels & Demons, which is a sequel to The Da Vinci Code. Tom Hanks will play Robert Langdon once again. Naomi Watts was also in the running for this part.
Zurer will play Vittoria Vetra, daughter of physician Leonardo Vetra. Vittoria works with Robert Langdon (Hanks) to uncover the reasons for her father’s murder. They also try to stop a terrorist plot against the Vatican.
The movie will be directed by Ron Howard, who was also behind The Da Vinci Code, for Columbia Pictures. Filming will begin in June in Europe. The movie will be in theatres on May 15, 2009.
Zurer can also be seen in two other films this year entitled Longshot and Adam Resurrected.