Mudpuppy
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http://www.danbrown.com/media/DVCmovie.htm
Friday, October 3, 2003
Associated Press
TRIO CRACKS CODE
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Akiva Goldsman to collaborate on Da Vinci Code for Sony.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is reuniting the Oscar-winning team behind A Beautiful Mind to crack The Da Vinci Code. Ron Howard will direct, Brian Grazer will produce and Akiva Goldsman will adapt the Dan Brown novel for the big screen, with Sony Pictures chairman-CEO John Calley likely to make the film his first producing gig once he relinquishes his studio duties this fall. Grazer and Howard's Imagine Entertainment will produce with Calley.
The story concerns various clues that are hidden in different Leonardo Da Vinci paintings. When put together, the clues will unlock secrets that get to the core and meaning of Christianity. Sony's Columbia Pictures picked up the rights to Code and other Brown books back in June. Since being published, the book has spent 26 weeks on the national bestseller list, much of that time at No. 1.
Howard, Grazer and Goldsman are currently collaborating on Cinderella Man, starring Russell Crowe. Da Vinci will likely be Howard's next project after Cinderella. The CAA-repped helmer most recently directed The Missing, which Sony will release in mid-November, and he will receive a producing credit on The Alamo, which Touchstone will release on Christmas Day.
Grazer currently has several films in production through Imagine. He's now working on Fun With Dick and Jane and The Incredible Shrinking Man, both for Sony Pictures.
Goldsman most recent penned I, Robot, which 20th Century Fox will release next summer.
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TahoeT
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MP>>>The story concerns various clues that are hidden in different Leonardo Da Vinci paintings. When put together, the clues will unlock secrets that get to the core and meaning of Christianity.<<<
That's not exactly how *I* would describe the book - even overly simplified.
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Victor
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DARN! I didn't see this post when I put up the other thread. Sorry.
I'm also sorry Ron Howard is getting his hands on this. Want to bet Russel Crowe and Julia Roberts are cast? Guarantee Hollywood plays up the "chase" scenes rather than the mystery.
I'm sooooo sad.
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Sephia
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Ok, we all know that the movie will be nothing compared to the book, though I think this book is one that CAN be adapted, unlike many others that are impossible to even suggest as a movie. but, yes, the chase scenes and the fight scenes will probably get a lot more screen time than the scenes with Teabing explaining Christian history or anything like that...
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TahoeT
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Quote:
Sephia said:
Ok, we all know that the movie will be nothing compared to the book, though I think this book is one that CAN be adapted, unlike many others that are impossible to even suggest as a movie. but, yes, the chase scenes and the fight scenes will probably get a lot more screen time than the scenes with Teabing explaining Christian history or anything like that...
I agree - the movie will be a sex/special effects movie bearing little resmblence to the story in the book...
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Sephia
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I still want to see it, though. I think this book really *is* adaptible--there are many parts that would work well in context of a movie. It should be an ok film, though totally different from the book.
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kennys2006
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Ok, this is going to be a movie that's either great or just flops. Really needs a good director. Let's hope that it works out well.
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Sephia
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I'm hoping, but I won't be getting my hopes up!
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SomeCanadianGuy
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Russel Crow's "Beautiful mind" had little to no action in it. Ron Howard is an excellent director. Russel Crow and Julia Roberts would make an excellent duo. Julia Roberts isn't exactly an action star.
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Sephia
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Julia roberts as Sophie? I am thinking about her in "Ocean's Eleven" Maybe but I don't know. Who played princess whats-her-name in Gladiator?
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