'Angels and Demons' actor slams 'bad writer' Dan Brown

Actor Stellan Skarsgard says that he is no big fan of Dan Brown’s writing and accepted a role in 'Angels and Demons' only after reading the script based on Brown’s book.

Fri, 15 May, 2009 - 08:04

Actor Stellan Skarsgard says that he is no big fan of Dan Brown’s writing and accepted a role in 'Angels and Demons' only after reading the script based on Brown’s book.

“I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliff-hangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading,” Skarsgard told Swedish broadcaster SVT.

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