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 Tragic end to search for missing 4-year-old in Alabama. Woman, 77, goes overboard on New Year's cruise. China's BYD just dethroned Tesla as the top EV seller. 'Flashover' phenomenon was a deadly factor in Swiss fire. Report an error