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As if any doubt existed about the controversy the film promised to cause— on May 19, 2006, the Vatican almost ensured the movie's blockbuster status by calling the faithful to boycott of the film beforehand.

Opus Dei later lost out following a refusal by director Ron Howard to attach a disclaimer to the film that stated in part that "any similarity with reality is purely coincidental".

Now with the film's tremendous success, rumors are rife that Sony studios - which fully owns the rights to the Robert Langdon character in the book - are already planning Da Vinci Code II and III sequels.

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Da Vinci Code, The Movie

Tom Hanks, one of only two actors to ever win back-to-back Academy Awards as Best Actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, is cast in the lead role of the famed symbologist Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code.

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The Da Vinci Code is directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, both of whom, along with Grazer, took home Oscars for the drama A Beautiful Mind. Production began in 2005 in United States and Europe.

The Da Vinci Code has been on nationwide best seller lists virtually non-stop since it was released by Doubleday in 2003, including 87 weeks at the top of the NY Times Bestseller list. Over 20 million copies of the novel are in print worldwide and the book has been translated into 42 different languages.

"The potential that exists through this collaboration of material and talent is extraordinary," says director Howard.

"Having source material as rich and popular as Dan Brown's novel, a screenwriter with Akiva's talent and a star of the magnitude of Tom Hanks is an embarrassment of riches. We couldn't be more happy to be working alongside Columbia on this project."

The Da Vinci Code marks Hanks' third collaboration with Howard and Grazer, having previously starred for Howard in the space drama Apollo 13 and in his star-making role in the comedy Splash.

Ian McKellen (as Sir Teabing, who helps unlock the mysteries of the keystone) and Audrey Tautou (as Sophie Neveu, crytographer and grandaughter of the murdered Louvre curator) are perfectly cast in their important supporting roles say many fans of the original book.

Jean Reno as the police captain, Paul Bettany as Silas (the albino monk and devotee of Opus Dei), and Alfred Molina as Bishop Aragarosa round out the cast.

Throughout 2005 major film location shooting took place at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Chateau de Villette in Val-d'Oise, France, Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, at Lincoln Cathedral (standing in as Westminster Abbey), and at Temple Chapel in London.

Da Vinci Code Pictures On Location :

Ian McKellen, Tom Hanks & screenwriter Akiva Goldsman on location at Lincoln Cathedral.

Ian McKellen & Audrey Tautou.

View Fotos : The Da Vinci Code at the Ian McKellen Galleries © Keith Stern

Related Da Vinci Code Web Sites

The Da Vinci Code Official Movie Site

IMDb - The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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Da Vinci Code Paris Virtual Tour

Opus Dei Official Site