The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Reviews & Comments Thread [Merged]
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Is Jean Reno the only french actor in the world? Hollywood sure seems to think so!I pictured 'The bull' from the book a little differently but hey.
And Paul Bettany is NOT Silas imo opinion. He just doesn't wear the whole 'albino' look very well from what i've seen.
And Paul Bettany is NOT Silas imo opinion. He just doesn't wear the whole 'albino' look very well from what i've seen.
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Cool pic! Is there any behind the scenes footage from the film yet?
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Something I really can't understand about the book (which I haven't read) is, how is Mary Magdalene supposed to be the Holy Grail? And when people refer to "searching for the holy grail" in context to her, does that mean they are searching for her remains? Personally, I believe that the holy grail is nothing more than a fairy tale, cup or otherwise (from a religious aspect it makes no sense, because the bible makes no refference of it). But I was hoping that maybe someone could clear this up for me. (if I had time to read the DaVinci Code, there's alot of other stuff I'd read first)
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Timstuff said:
Yes, the Holy Grail is supposed to be her remains, as well as a bunch of documents that are proof of lies the church told.
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This looks like a great movie.
I think the villian (paul bettany)is pretty much a precurser to the Joker just like layer cake was to Daniel Craigs Bond.
he looks like such a creep in the trailer. I love evil villains.
And Hanks doesn't come off anoying and overly serious. I kind of dig his long hair and smaller jelly belly.
I think the villian (paul bettany)is pretty much a precurser to the Joker just like layer cake was to Daniel Craigs Bond.
he looks like such a creep in the trailer. I love evil villains.
And Hanks doesn't come off anoying and overly serious. I kind of dig his long hair and smaller jelly belly.
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Hans Zimmer to Score The Da Vinci Code
Source: Columbia Pictures
January 16, 2006
<DIV id=intelliTxt><FONT face=arial color=#000000 size=2>Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer will compose the score to Ron Howard's film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code. This highly-anticipated film from Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment stars Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Paul Bettany and Jean Reno, and is set for release on May 19, 2006.
From director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar®-winning team of A Beautiful Mind, and producer John Calley (the Oscar®-nominated The Remains of the Day), comes the film version of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, one of the most popular and talked about novels of our time.
The Da Vinci Code begins with a spectacular murder in the Louvre Museum. All clues point to a covert religious organization that will stop at nothing to protect a secret that threatens to overturn 2,000 years of accepted dogma.
One of Hollywood's most respected composers, Zimmer has the distinction of having scored more than 100 films during his illustrious career. In 1994, he won the Academy Award® for Best Original Score for the animated feature The Lion King, and has also been nominated for his work on six other films: Gladiator, The Prince of Egypt, The Thin Red Line, As Good As It Gets, The Preacher's Wife and Rain Man. Other career highlights include The Last Samurai, Black Hawk Down, Thelma & Louise and Best Picture winner Driving Miss Daisy. Additionally, he is also the winner of three Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, and countless other accolades for his musical achievements.
The Da Vinci Code marks the second collaboration between Zimmer and director Ron Howard. They previously joined forces on Backdraft. The Da Vinci Code recently completed filming in France, Scotland and England. Zimmer, having visited the European sets on several occasions, is at work constructing his musical approach to the film.
Zimmer started his career playing keyboards and synthesizers in the band The Buggles, famed for the song "Video Killed the Radio Star." He also served as an apprentice to composer and mentor Stanley Myers. His first film was My Beautiful Laundrette, but his breakthrough as film composer came in 1988 with Barry Levinson's Rain Man, for which he received his first Oscar® nomination. Since that time, his use of electronic music in combination with orchestral and choral arrangements have made him an innovative cinematic force, and its influence on the art form is prevalent not only in his works but also the works of his contemporaries today.
His work spans a variety of time periods and genres, yet Zimmer is equally comfortable scoring the animated feature Shark Tale and the historical epic The Last Samurai. In 2005, Zimmer continued to make film history by scoring the acclaimed summer blockbuster Batman Begins in collaboration with composer James Newton Howard, the first pairing of its kind since 1954 when Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman collaborated on <B>The Egyptian
Hans Zimmer to Score The Da Vinci Code
Source: Columbia Pictures
January 16, 2006
<DIV id=intelliTxt><FONT face=arial color=#000000 size=2>Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer will compose the score to Ron Howard's film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code. This highly-anticipated film from Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment stars Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Paul Bettany and Jean Reno, and is set for release on May 19, 2006.
From director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar®-winning team of A Beautiful Mind, and producer John Calley (the Oscar®-nominated The Remains of the Day), comes the film version of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, one of the most popular and talked about novels of our time.
The Da Vinci Code begins with a spectacular murder in the Louvre Museum. All clues point to a covert religious organization that will stop at nothing to protect a secret that threatens to overturn 2,000 years of accepted dogma.
One of Hollywood's most respected composers, Zimmer has the distinction of having scored more than 100 films during his illustrious career. In 1994, he won the Academy Award® for Best Original Score for the animated feature The Lion King, and has also been nominated for his work on six other films: Gladiator, The Prince of Egypt, The Thin Red Line, As Good As It Gets, The Preacher's Wife and Rain Man. Other career highlights include The Last Samurai, Black Hawk Down, Thelma & Louise and Best Picture winner Driving Miss Daisy. Additionally, he is also the winner of three Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, and countless other accolades for his musical achievements.
The Da Vinci Code marks the second collaboration between Zimmer and director Ron Howard. They previously joined forces on Backdraft. The Da Vinci Code recently completed filming in France, Scotland and England. Zimmer, having visited the European sets on several occasions, is at work constructing his musical approach to the film.
Zimmer started his career playing keyboards and synthesizers in the band The Buggles, famed for the song "Video Killed the Radio Star." He also served as an apprentice to composer and mentor Stanley Myers. His first film was My Beautiful Laundrette, but his breakthrough as film composer came in 1988 with Barry Levinson's Rain Man, for which he received his first Oscar® nomination. Since that time, his use of electronic music in combination with orchestral and choral arrangements have made him an innovative cinematic force, and its influence on the art form is prevalent not only in his works but also the works of his contemporaries today.
His work spans a variety of time periods and genres, yet Zimmer is equally comfortable scoring the animated feature Shark Tale and the historical epic The Last Samurai. In 2005, Zimmer continued to make film history by scoring the acclaimed summer blockbuster Batman Begins in collaboration with composer James Newton Howard, the first pairing of its kind since 1954 when Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman collaborated on <B>The Egyptian
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The Da Vinci Code to Open Cannes
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
January 23, 2006
Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code will open the 59th Festival de Cannes on May 17, two days before the film is released worldwide. The movie will be released in France the same day.
Based on Dan Brown's bestseller and produced by Brian Grazer and John Calley for Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, the film, which will be screened out of competition at Cannes, stars Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Paul Bettany.
The book has sold more than 30 million copies in about 40 languages
The Da Vinci Code to Open Cannes
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
January 23, 2006
Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code will open the 59th Festival de Cannes on May 17, two days before the film is released worldwide. The movie will be released in France the same day.
Based on Dan Brown's bestseller and produced by Brian Grazer and John Calley for Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, the film, which will be screened out of competition at Cannes, stars Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Paul Bettany.
The book has sold more than 30 million copies in about 40 languages
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Call for Da Vinci 'adult rating'
Catholic group Opus Dei has called for the film version of The Da Vinci Code novel to be given an adult rating.
The organisation says children should be protected from what it calls "insidious" lies about Catholicism.
Spokesman Marc Carroggio said: "Any adult can distinguish reality from fiction. But you cannot expect a child to make proper judgements."
The group has aroused controversy in the past, with critics calling it secretive and ultra-conservative.
The film, based on Dan Brown's best-seller, stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou.
Its conspiracy theories and thriller style, in which two code-breakers try to track down the truth behind the Holy Grail, have caught the imaginations of millions.
Disclaimer
Directed by Ron Howard, the film is due for release in May.
Mr Carroggio added: "Merely adding a disclaimer that says 'fiction' is not enough."
"Although the story is absurd and at times somewhat humorous, it produces a hateful image of the institution and it is well known that hateful images like this produce feelings of hatred in those who lack a critical sense."
But he said Opus Dei would make "no declaration of war" against the film, adding he did not believe the film would have a negative impact on the organisation - believing it would be a "sort of indirect publicity for us".
"No one is going to make threats or organise boycotts," he told Catholic news agency Zenit.
Catholic group Opus Dei has called for the film version of The Da Vinci Code novel to be given an adult rating.
The organisation says children should be protected from what it calls "insidious" lies about Catholicism.
Spokesman Marc Carroggio said: "Any adult can distinguish reality from fiction. But you cannot expect a child to make proper judgements."
The group has aroused controversy in the past, with critics calling it secretive and ultra-conservative.
The film, based on Dan Brown's best-seller, stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou.
Its conspiracy theories and thriller style, in which two code-breakers try to track down the truth behind the Holy Grail, have caught the imaginations of millions.
Disclaimer
Directed by Ron Howard, the film is due for release in May.
Mr Carroggio added: "Merely adding a disclaimer that says 'fiction' is not enough."
"Although the story is absurd and at times somewhat humorous, it produces a hateful image of the institution and it is well known that hateful images like this produce feelings of hatred in those who lack a critical sense."
But he said Opus Dei would make "no declaration of war" against the film, adding he did not believe the film would have a negative impact on the organisation - believing it would be a "sort of indirect publicity for us".
"No one is going to make threats or organise boycotts," he told Catholic news agency Zenit.
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Da Vinci opens Cannes Jan. 23, 2006
Source: Variety by: Mike Sampson
It's expected to be one of the biggest films of 2006 so it should come as no surprise that it will open one of the biggest film festivals. Yup, THE DA VINCI CODE will open up the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on May 17th. The film will screen "Out of Competition" two days before the festival opens but you can expect a promotional push of gigantic proportions. This will be Ron Howard's fourth trip to Cannes after previously showing up for WILLOW, FAR AND AWAY and, ahem, ED TV. Yes. ED TV. So far not much else is known about Cannes '06 but I'm sure it'll be glitzy and glamorous no matter what it is. And if you've been reading the site for a few years, you know our own JoBlo has been kicking ass with his Cannes coverage so here's hoping his health will allow a repeat trip this year. DA VINCI will hit theaters two days after its Cannes premiere on May 19th worldwide.
Da Vinci opens Cannes Jan. 23, 2006
Source: Variety by: Mike Sampson
It's expected to be one of the biggest films of 2006 so it should come as no surprise that it will open one of the biggest film festivals. Yup, THE DA VINCI CODE will open up the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on May 17th. The film will screen "Out of Competition" two days before the festival opens but you can expect a promotional push of gigantic proportions. This will be Ron Howard's fourth trip to Cannes after previously showing up for WILLOW, FAR AND AWAY and, ahem, ED TV. Yes. ED TV. So far not much else is known about Cannes '06 but I'm sure it'll be glitzy and glamorous no matter what it is. And if you've been reading the site for a few years, you know our own JoBlo has been kicking ass with his Cannes coverage so here's hoping his health will allow a repeat trip this year. DA VINCI will hit theaters two days after its Cannes premiere on May 19th worldwide.
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Hey i already posted that
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green said:
My bad.
heheheheh i so need to get that book read
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green said:Who's bad?
You really need to read it already mister.
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I just finished reading THE DA VINCI CODE last night. It has an interesting premise, if nothing else, and it sheds some new light on the quest for the Holy Grail and opens up some interesting possibilities.
I am not terribly impressed with Dan Brown's writing style, and never have been. (I have also read ANGELS AND DEMONS and DECEPTION POINT). I don't think it's tripe, because he creates solid characters, and he does "twist" fairly well, and he does provide some interesting information in his writing that isn't just technical (though it's not always a hundred percent accurate). He's also a slave to his own writing style. His style consists of "Should I reveal what's going to happen now? HELL NO, let's string it out for another three chapters!"
THE DA VINCI CODE is not anti-religion. In fact, it is strongly religious, with several devout characters, including, as we see in the end of the film, Robert Langdon himself. Yes, the book raises questions about what religion is, and how much something HAS to be true for it to inspire people, and what people value. The book, in the end, lets you make your own decisions about the situations involved. And it is a work of fiction. Which apparently people cannot get over.
The casting is nigh perfect, I think, after reading the book. If nothing else, we're in for some fantastic performances. Personally I think the controversy has been blown out of proportion.
I am not terribly impressed with Dan Brown's writing style, and never have been. (I have also read ANGELS AND DEMONS and DECEPTION POINT). I don't think it's tripe, because he creates solid characters, and he does "twist" fairly well, and he does provide some interesting information in his writing that isn't just technical (though it's not always a hundred percent accurate). He's also a slave to his own writing style. His style consists of "Should I reveal what's going to happen now? HELL NO, let's string it out for another three chapters!"
THE DA VINCI CODE is not anti-religion. In fact, it is strongly religious, with several devout characters, including, as we see in the end of the film, Robert Langdon himself. Yes, the book raises questions about what religion is, and how much something HAS to be true for it to inspire people, and what people value. The book, in the end, lets you make your own decisions about the situations involved. And it is a work of fiction. Which apparently people cannot get over.
The casting is nigh perfect, I think, after reading the book. If nothing else, we're in for some fantastic performances. Personally I think the controversy has been blown out of proportion.
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