Entertainment | Jay-ZTV Demons Actor: Brown's a Lousy Writer By John Johnson Posted May 14, 2009 7:25 PM CDT Copied Ron Howard, left, Tom Hanks, center, and Dan Brown, right, arrive for the world premiere of "Angels & Demons", in Rome, Monday, May 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) It's not the usual fluff you hear from an actor pushing a movie: Stellan Skarsgard of Angels & Demons told Swedish TV that author Dan Brown is a "terribly bad writer," reports AP. The only thing that keeps people hanging on are his end-of-chapter cliffhangers. "It's like eating peanuts at a bar," said Skarsgard, who took his role only after reading Ron Howard's script. "You don't like them, but you keep on eating them anyway." Read These Next Iran's new supreme leader is said to already have war wounds. One critical island in Iran has remained unscathed in airstrikes. Another administration official apparently moves to a military base. Warning to Trump on Iran: Don't 'get eliminated yourself.' Report an error