The Da Vinci Code
Seek the truth
Country
Production
Budget
$125 000 000
Box office
$758 239 851
Director
Actors
Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Etienne Chicot, Jean-Pierre Marielle
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Allan Cameron, Alex Cameron, Patricia Johnson
Audition
John Hubbard, Janet Hirshenson
Editing
Short description
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
What's left behind the scenes
- The French Ministry of Culture proved more accommodating. As a result, the film crew easily obtained permission to shoot inside the famous Louvre.
- However, Brian still didn't stay out of the project. A few months later, Sony Pictures bought the rights to adapt the book for $6 million and hired Grazer as a producer.
- Initially, Ian McKellen's character was supposed to rely on a special stool. We can see it in the trailer. But then it was replaced with crutches, presumably so the actor could move around more quickly in the frame.
- In Belarus, the film was pulled from release on the third day under the influence of the church.
- The film was banned in Egypt and neighboring Jordan, with authorities stating that it "defames the names of Christian and Islamic figures and contradicts the truth about Jesus as attested to by the Bible and the Quran."
- The runtime of the director's cut of the film is 174 minutes.
- The film is based on Dan Brown's novel 'The Da Vinci Code' (2003).
- Officials at Westminster Abbey refused permission to film inside the architectural structure, thereby expressing disagreement with the facts described in Dan Brown's work. After a short dispute, it was decided that the filming of this scene would take place in Lincoln Cathedral.
- Russell Crowe was considered for the role of Robert Langdon, but Tom Hanks ultimately got the part.
- Julie Delpy and Kate Beckinsale were considered for the role of Sophie Neveu. After their refusals, Sophie Marceau, Audrey Tautou, Virginie Ledoyen, Judith Godrèche, and Linda Hardy appeared in auditions. Contrary to all expectations, the role went to the French actress Audrey Tautou.
- The creator of the series "24", Joel Surnow, suggested that the plot of "The Da Vinci Code" would be a good basis for a third season of the television series. Joel discussed this with his boss, producer Brian Grazer, after which a conversation took place with the author of the book, Dan Brown, regarding the acquisition of rights. However, Dan had no desire to turn his masterpiece book into another soap opera.
- Initially, the famous James Horner was to be invited as a composer, as he was well acquainted with Ron Howard, and the duo had several joint projects under their belt. However, Horner preferred to work on the soundtrack for "The New World". That's when Hans Zimmer joined the project. Interestingly, Hans was offered to work on "The New World" as well, but due to a busy schedule, he was unable to accept the offer.
- The Discovery Channel released a documentary, “Discovery: The Secrets of Da Vinci,” exposing the absurdity of the novel's author's theory.
- Official representatives of Westminster Abbey refused to grant permission for filming inside the landmark, thereby expressing their disagreement with the facts described in Dan Brown's work. After brief disputes, it was decided that this scene would be filmed at Lincoln Cathedral.
- The French Ministry of Culture proved to be far more accommodating. Consequently, the film crew easily obtained the right to film inside the famous Louvre.
- Russell Crowe was considered for the role of Robert Langdon, but the part went to Tom Hanks.
- Julie Delpy and Kate Beckinsale were considered for the role of Sophie Neveu. After they declined, Sophie Marceau, Audrey Tautou, Virginie Ledoyen, Judith Godrèche, and Linda Hardy auditioned. Contrary to all predictions, the role went to the French actress Audrey Tautou.
- Joel Surnow, the creator of the series '24', suggested that the plot of the book 'The Da Vinci Code' would have been a great asset for creating a third season of the TV show. Joel discussed this matter with his boss, producer Brian Grazer, after which a conversation took place with the book's author, Dan Brown, regarding the acquisition of the rights. However, Dan had no desire whatsoever to turn his masterpiece of a book into just another soap opera.
- However, Brian did not remain outside the project. A few months later, Sony Pictures bought the film rights to the book for 6 million dollars and hired Grazer as a producer.
- It was initially decided to bring in the famous James Horner as the composer, as he was well acquainted with Ron Howard, and the duo had several collaborations under their belt. However, Horner preferred to work on the soundtrack for the film 'The New World'. That is when Hans Zimmer joined the project. Interestingly, Hans had been offered to work on 'The New World' as well, but he was unable to accept the offer due to his tight schedule.
- Initially, Ian McKellen's character was supposed to rely on a special stool; this is exactly what can be seen in the trailer. But it was later replaced by crutches, presumably so that the actor could move more quickly on screen.
- The Discovery Channel released a documentary called 'Discovery: The Da Vinci Code Secrets,' which exposes all the absurdities of the novelist's theory.
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