The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown might have come out on top in his court battle over claims he lifted parts of other books and used them in his phenomenally successful novel but that certainly hasn't had much affect on the controversy surrounding the book - and now the film.
The film version of The Da Vinci Code has been ordered banned by some religious leaders and won't be showing at all in some countries. Every day leading up to the film's release there seems to be someone else coming out publicly and declaring this movie a threat to society. Not since Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of The Christ has there been such an uproar raised over a film with religious overtones, and we all know what that publicity did to help The Passion of The Christ's box office performance. By keeping The Da Vinci Code in the news - even when the stories are negative - there might actually be an increase in the number of people who are willing to fork over the bucks to catch this movie in theaters. Those who were only sort of interested may be persuaded to check it out just to see for themselves what all the fuss is about.The Da Vinci Code Photo Gallery
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The film version of The Da Vinci Code has been ordered banned by some religious leaders and won't be showing at all in some countries. Every day leading up to the film's release there seems to be someone else coming out publicly and declaring this movie a threat to society. Not since Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of The Christ has there been such an uproar raised over a film with religious overtones, and we all know what that publicity did to help The Passion of The Christ's box office performance. By keeping The Da Vinci Code in the news - even when the stories are negative - there might actually be an increase in the number of people who are willing to fork over the bucks to catch this movie in theaters. Those who were only sort of interested may be persuaded to check it out just to see for themselves what all the fuss is about.
The Basics: Like Brown's novel, The Da Vinci Code begins with a murder in the world-famous Louvre. Symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is brought in to investigate a riddle left at the scene of the crime. While at the Louvre, Langdon is joined by a French cryptologist (Audrey Tautou) who is convinced there's much more to the baffling cipher than Langdon could possibly guess. Together the two become involved in a dangerous hunt for clues that pits them against powerful members of the Catholic church, as well as the police and others seeking the answer to a question that's eluded scholars for hundreds of years.
The Da Vinci Code enters theaters on May 19, 2006.
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