Da Vinci hype From: By Emily Power December 15, 2005
A GLIMPSE of The Da Vinci Code, the most eagerly anticipated movie of 2006, was released on the internet yesterday.
A trailer for the silver-screen version of the controversial book was launched on the official film website. Starring Tom Hanks, the movie is expected to break box-office records when it opens in Australia on May 18 next year.
The story of religious clues embedded in a Leonardo Da Vinci painting, and a clandestine society who have kept the 2000-year-old secret, has been at the top of the worldwide bestseller lists for the past two years.
Sony paid $7.5 million for the screen rights.
France gave permission for scenes to be filmed at the Louvre; however, Westminster Abbey refused, calling the tale theologically unsound.
Net link:
www.sonypictures.com.au/movies/thedavincicode