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name	The Da Vinci Code| image = The da vinci code final.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster| director = Ron Howard | screenplay = Akiva Goldsman	The Da Vinci Code|Dan Brown{edih}	Tom Hanks Audrey Tautou Ian McKellen Alfred Molina Jürgen Prochnow Paul Bettany Jean Reno {edih}| music = Hans Zimmer| cinematography = Salvatore Totino	Dan Hanley Mike Hill }}	Columbia Pictures Imagine Entertainment Skylark Productions Government of Malta {edih}	Sony Pictures Releasing (worldwide)Gaumont Film Company>Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films (France)	2006	17	2006 Cannes Film Festival>Cannes	05	United States, Malta and United Kingdom}}		THE DA VINCI CODE (12A) > PUBLISHER=BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION, January 12, 2016, | country = United StatesMaltaFranceUnited Kingdom| language = EnglishFrenchSpanish		ACCESS-DATE=SEPTEMBER 20, 2020, Box Office Mojo, | gross = $760 million}}The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard, written by Akiva Goldsman, and based on Dan Brown's 2003 novel of the same name. The first in the Robert Langdon film series, the film stars Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean Reno and Paul Bettany. In the film, Robert Langdon, a professor of religious symbology from Harvard University, is the prime suspect in the grisly and unusual murder of Louvre curator Jacques Saunière. On the body, the police find a disconcerting cipher and start an investigation.WEB,weblink Dan Brown » The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, January 5, 2013, April 22, 2016, Langdon escapes with the assistance of police cryptologist Sophie Neveu, and they begin a quest for the legendary Holy Grail. A noted British Grail historian, Sir Leigh Teabing, tells them that the actual Holy Grail is explicitly encoded in Leonardo da Vinci's wall painting, The Last Supper. Also searching for the Grail is a secret cabal within Opus Dei, an actual prelature of the Holy See, who wish to keep the true Grail a secret to prevent the destruction of Christianity.The film, like the book, was considered controversial. It was met with especially harsh criticism by the Catholic Church for the accusation that it is behind a two-thousand-year-old cover-up concerning what the Holy Grail really is and the concept that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were married, producing a daughter, as well as its treatment of the organizations Priory of Sion and Opus Dei. Many members urged the laity to boycott the film. In the book, Dan Brown states that the Priory of Sion and "all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."The Da Vinci Code premiered as the opening film of the 59th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2006, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 19. The film grossed $224 million in its worldwide opening weekend and a total of $760 million worldwide against a $125 million budget, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2006, as well as Howard's highest-grossing film to date. However, the film received generally negative reviews from critics. It was followed by two sequels, Angels & Demons (2009) and Inferno (2016). Plot Jacques Saunière, a Louvre curator, is pursued by an albino Catholic monk named Silas, who demands the location of the "keystone" to find and destroy the Holy Grail. Saunière gives him a false lead and is murdered. The police find his body posed like Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. Police captain Bezu Fache summons American symbologist Robert Langdon, who is in Paris for a lecture on the interpretation of symbols, to examine Saunière's body.Langdon is shown the body and a secret message, readable only by UV light. It contains an out-of-order Fibonacci sequence. Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer and Saunière's granddaughter, tells Langdon that Fache planted a tracker on him after finding the words, "P.S. Find Robert Langdon" at the end of Saunière's secret message. Fache believes that Langdon murdered Saunière. Sophie throws away the tracker, distracting the police while they sneak around the Louvre, finding more clues in Leonardo da Vinci's works. Langdon deduces that Saunière was the grand master of the Priory of Sion.Silas works for an anonymous person referred to as "The Teacher", along with members of Opus Dei, led by Bishop Aringarosa. He travels to the church as directed by Saunière and finds a marker with "Job 38:10" inscribed in it, a bible verse that begins, "Here you shall come, and no farther..." Enraged, he kills the nun in residence.Langdon and Sophie travel to a French bank and access Saunière's safe deposit box by using the Fibonacci sequence. Inside is a cryptex, a cylindrical container that contains a message on papyrus. It can only be opened without destroying the contents by turning dials to spell a code word. As the police arrive, bank manager Andre Vernet helps Langdon and Sophie escape, then attempts to steal the cryptex and murder them. Langdon and Sophie escape with the cryptex.They visit Langdon's friend, Sir Leigh Teabing, a Holy Grail expert. Teabing claims the Grail is not a cup but instead is Mary Magdalene. He says she was not a prostitute but the wife of Jesus Christ. Teabing argues that Mary was pregnant during Jesus' crucifixion, and the Priory was formed to protect their descendants. The Opus Dei have been trying to destroy the Grail to preserve the credibility of the Vatican. Later, Silas breaks into Teabing's house, but Teabing, who uses crutches, uses one to disable him by striking the leg bound by a celice, a metal device used to appropriate the lashing of a whip, in deference to Christ's torture. The group escapes to London using Teabing's private plane, along with his butler, Remy Jean. Their interpretation of a clue hidden in the cryptex box leads them to the Temple Church, where they find nothing. Remy, who claims to be the Teacher, frees Silas. Remy takes Teabing hostage, dumping him in the car trunk, and taking Silas to hide out in an Opus Dei safe house. Teabing, who is revealed as the Teacher, later poisons Remy and sends the police after Silas. Police shoot Silas after accidentally wounding Aringarosa, who is promptly arrested by Fache, who resents being used to hunt Langdon.Teabing, who wants to bring down the Church for centuries of persecution and deceit, confronts Langdon and Sophie. Now understanding the true meaning behind the clue to unlocking the cryptex, the trio goes to Westminster Abbey to the tomb of Isaac Newton, a former grand master of the Priory. Teabing demands that the pair open the cryptex. Langdon tries and seemingly fails before suddenly tossing the cryptex into the air. Teabing dives for and catches it, but the vial breaks and the papyrus is thought destroyed. The police arrive to arrest Teabing, who realizes Langdon must have solved the cryptex's code and removed the papyrus before throwing it. The code is revealed to be "APPLE", after the apocryphal story of the apple which led Newton to discover his law of universal gravitation. The clue inside the cryptex, which tells of the Grail hiding {{" '}}neath the rose," leads Langdon and Sophie to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.Inside the chapel, they discover a secret room where Magdalene's tomb has been removed. Langdon, after searching through documents, realizes that Sophie's family died in a car crash, that Saunière was not her grandfather but her protector, and that she is the last descendant of Jesus Christ. The two are greeted by several members of the Priory, including Sophie's grandmother, who promises to protect her. Langdon and Sophie part ways, the former returning to Paris. While shaving, he cuts himself and has an epiphany when his blood curves down the sink, reminding him of the Rose Line. Realizing the true meaning of the cryptex clue, he follows the line to the Louvre, concluding the Holy Grail is hidden below the Pyramide Inversée. Langdon kneels atop it and the sarcophagus of Mary Magdalene is seen in a secret underground chamber. Cast {{Div col}} Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing Alfred Molina as Bishop Aringarosa Jürgen Prochnow as André Vernet Jean Reno as Police Captain Bezu Fache Paul Bettany as Silas Hugh Mitchell as young Silas Étienne Chicot as Lieutenant Jérôme Collet Jean-Yves Berteloot as Remy Jean Jean-Pierre Marielle as Jacques Saunière Charlotte Graham as Mary Magdalene Seth Gabel as Michael the Cleric Marie-Françoise Audollent as Sister Sandrine Francesco Carnelutti as Prefect Rita Davies as Elegant Woman at Rosslyn Denis Podalydès as Flight Controller Ranaich Dunnett as Himself Author Dan Brown and his wife make cameos (forefront) in the first scene of the book signing scene. The Templar Revelation authors Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince make a brief appearance as passengers on a bus. {{div col end}} Production Development The film rights were purchased from Dan Brown for $6 million.WEB, Bayer, Jeff, 5 Things You Didn't Know About The Movie The Da Vinci Code,weblink 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090919100900weblink">weblink September 19, 2009, AskMen.com, October 25, 2020, Bill Paxton was the director Ron Howard's first choice for the role of Robert Langdon, but had to decline as he was beginning filming for the television series Big Love.NEWS,weblink Twister, Titanic, Apollo 13, and Aliens star Bill Paxton dies, The Georgia Straight, Smith, Charlie, February 26, 2017, October 25, 2020, Howard approached Ricky Gervais for the role of Remy Jean, but he turned it down due to the fear of him ruining the film. Akiva Goldsman wrote the screenplay for the film, Goldsman previously worked with Howard on A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Cinderella Man (2005).WEB,weblink Gervais turned down 'Da Vinci Code' part, Digital Spy, February 3, 2006, Filming Filming had been scheduled to start in May 2005; however, some delays caused filming to begin on June 30, 2005.{{Citation needed|date=January 2016}}The filmmakers shot many of the inside scenes at Pinewood Studios;"Gordon Brown Opens Underwater Stage at Pinewood Studios", May 19, 2005 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920051610weblink |date=September 20, 2006 }} the opening sequence in the cavernous 007 Stage at Pinewood Shepperton, where the interior of the Louvre was recreated.NEWS,weblink Fretland, Katie,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060808213505weblink">weblink Fire chars British set of new Bond movie, WHAS11 News, Associated Press, July 30, 2006, October 25, 2020, August 8, 2006, In this sequence, Hanks' character is taken by French police to the Louvre, where a dead body has been discovered. David White of Altered States FX, a prosthetics and special make-up effects company, was tasked with creating a naked photorealistic silicone body for the scene. Lighting effects were utilized to obscure the body's genitalia; a technique also used on television programs such as NCIS.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070215200258weblink">weblink Secret History, American Cinematographer, June 2006, February 15, 2007, October 25, 2020, Pinewood's state-of-the-art Underwater Stage was used to film underwater sequences. The stage opened in 2005 after four years of planning and development. The water in the tank is filtered using an ultraviolet system, which creates crystal clear water, and the water is maintained at {{convert|30|°C}} to create a comfortable environment to work in for both cast and crew.WEB,weblink Underwater Stage Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Studios,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070916001458weblink">weblink September 16, 2007, October 25, 2020, Alternative versions of Bettany's nude flagellation scenes were shot, in which he wears a black loincloth. Clips of these versions appear in the History Channel's Opus Dei Unveiled documentary, broadcast in summer 2006. Location The Louvre gave permission to film relevant scenes on its premises. A replica of the Mona Lisa was used during filming as the crew was not allowed to illuminate the original work with its lighting. During the on-site filming at the Louvre, the Mona Lisa{{'}}s chamber was used as a storage room. Westminster Abbey denied the use of its premises, as did the church of Saint-Sulpice. The Westminster Abbey scenes were instead filmed at Lincoln and Winchester cathedrals,WEB,weblink South East England, Film locations in South East England,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121001102412weblink">weblink October 1, 2012, dead, which both belong to the Church of England. (Westminster Abbey is a Royal Peculiar, a church or chapel under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch, while Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic institution.)Due to the denial of a location permit for Saint-Sulpice,BOOK, Haag, Michael, McConnachie, James, The Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorised Guide to the Book and Movie, Rough Guides Ltd, 2006, the entire scene had to be recreated virtually by post-production company Rainmaker U.K. and though the set had been partially built, the co-ordinates were centimeters out from what the compositors had expected and so the entire process was extremely difficult to complete.WEB, Robertson, Barbara, The Da Rainmaker Code,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111001081356weblink">weblink dead, October 1, 2011, May 19, 2006, The CG Society, March 1, 2013, Lincoln Cathedral reportedly received £100,000 in exchange for the right to film there; filming took place August 15-19, 2005, mainly within the cloisters of the cathedral. The cathedral's bell, which strikes the hour, was silent for the first time since World War II during that time. Although it remained a closed set, protesters led by a 61-year-old woman named Sister Mary Michael demonstrated against the filming. Sister Mary Michael spent 12 hours praying on her knees outside the cathedral in protest against what she saw as the blasphemous use of a holy place to film a book containing heresy.NEWS, Gledhill, Ruth, Nun protests over cathedral filming of Da Vinci Code,weblink March 1, 2013, The Times, 16 August 2005, London, England, subscription, Winchester Cathedral answered criticism by using its location fee to fund an exhibition, lecture series, and campaign to debunk the book.NEWS,weblink Location fee funds Da Vinci Code rebuttal, The Guardian, Kennedy, Maev Kennedy, April 24, 2006, October 25, 2020, The scenes for the Pope's summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, were filmed on location at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, England.Shoreham Airport in West Sussex, England, was used as a filming location, with its art-deco terminal building utilized in a night shoot for the scenes at Le Bourget Airport.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20120312045100weblink">weblink Secret Da Vinci Code airport set revealed, The Argus (Brighton), The Argus, Brighton, January 9, 2006, March 12, 2012, October 25, 2020, Filming also took place elsewhere in the United Kingdom.The Da Vinci Code, UK Filming locations {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185942weblink |date=October 7, 2011 }} Locations included the King's College London campus, Fairfield Halls (Croydon), the Temple Church (London), Burghley House (Lincolnshire) and Rosslyn Chapel and Rosslyn Castle (Midlothian, Scotland) make an appearance at the final part of the film. Music The film's music was composed by Hans Zimmer, whose work resulted in a nomination for the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. Release The Da Vinci Code premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2006. According to the Associated Press, the film received negative reactions from critics at the festival. A line spoken by Tom Hanks "drew prolonged laughter and some catcalls", and near the end of the screening, "there were a few whistles and hisses, and there was none of the scattered applause even bad films sometimes receive at Cannes".NEWS, 'Da Vinci Code' misses mark for Cannes critics,weblink MSNBC, Associated Press, May 17, 2006, Marketing The film's teaser trailer was released in May 2005,NEWS, Horn, John, Lee, Chris, Studios battle over trailer time before 'Revenge of the Sith',weblink May 19, 2005, Chicago Tribune, September 9, 2021, {{dead link|date=January 2023|reason=no archive snapshot available}} a year before the film's worldwide release and prior to the start of filming.NEWS, In brief: Bettany cast for Da Vinci Code,weblink September 9, 2021, The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, Guardian News & Media Limited, May 27, 2005, A cross-promotion appeared on The Amazing Race 9, where one team earned a trip to the film's premiere in Hollywood, California. However, as a result of scheduling conflicts after the season finale aired, the team was unable to attend the premiere of the film, which had moved from Hollywood to the Cannes Film Festival.PODCAST, Harmstone, Michael, Saunders, Logan, 'The Ballad of (Donkey) Doug Roobaker' (with Eric Sanchez), rtvwarriors.podbean.com, Reality TV Warriors, August 22, 2018, 1:11:20,weblink March 3, 2020, Reception Critical response {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|25|4.8|231|What makes Dan Brown's novel a best seller is evidently not present in this dull and bloated film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.|access-date=March 29, 2024|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|46|40|ref=yes|access-date=March 29, 2024}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.WEB, Home – CinemaScore,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19991127210934weblink">weblink dead, November 27, 1999, CinemaScore, en-US, 2022-02-24, The film was poorly received at the Cannes Film Festival, where it debuted. Michael Medved gave the film a negative review, citing it as an attack on religion.'The Situation With Tucker Carlson' for May 17, NBC News Anthony Lane of The New Yorker addressed the concerns of Catholics in his film review, stating that the film "is self-evident, spirit-lowering tripe that could not conceivably cause a single member of the flock to turn aside from the faith".NEWS,weblink Heaven Can Wait: "The Da Vinci Code", The New Yorker, Anthony Lane, Lane, Anthony, May 29, 2006, In his Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin called the film "a letdown in every respect".BOOK, Maltin, Leonard, Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's 2008 Movie Guide, New American Library, 319, Director Howard noted that the overwhelmingly negative reviews were "frustrating" to him.NEWS,weblink Movie critics frustrate 'Da Vinci's' Howard - Da Vinci Code, Today, May 19, 2006, NBC, Reuters, October 25, 2020, Conversely, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times (who had spoken very negatively of the novel) gave the film three out of four stars, writing, "The movie works; it's involving, intriguing and constantly seems on the edge of startling revelations." Of the storyline, he also commented, "Yes, the plot is absurd, but then most movie plots are absurd. That's what we pay to see."WEB,weblink RogerEbert.com, Veni, Vidi, Da Vinci, Roger Ebert, Roger, Ebert, May 18, 2006, April 13, 2020, Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer, who also liked the film, gave it three and a half out of four stars and noted, "unlike most Hollywood blockbusters, this one assumes audience members will be smart".NEWS,weblink Movie: The Da Vinci Code, Toppman, Lawrence, The Charlotte Observer, {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}Although many critics gave mixed to negative reviews of the film, critics praised the performances of McKellen as well as Bettany.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070624205622weblink">weblink The Da Vinci Code Movie Review, MoviesOnline, Jerrica, June 24, 2007, On the "Worst Movies of 2006" episode of the television show Ebert & Roeper (January 13, 2007), guest critic Michael Phillips (sitting in for the recovering Roger Ebert) listed the film at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 2.WEB,weblink Worst Movies of 2006!!!, DVDizzy, January 15, 2007, The film earned a Razzie Award nomination for Ron Howard as Worst Director but lost to M. Night Shyamalan for Lady in the Water. Box office Opening weekend The film opened with an estimated $31 million in box office sales on its opening day, averaging $7,764 per screen.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060528050906weblink">weblink May 28, 2006, CNN, 'Da Vinci Code' opens with estimated $29 million, May 20, 2006, dead, During its opening weekend, moviegoers spent an estimated $77 million in the United States and Canada, and $224 million worldwide.WEB,weblink The Da Vinci Code (2006), December 16, 2006, Box Office Mojo, The Da Vinci Code is the best domestic opening for both Tom Hanks and Ron Howard.NEWS,weblink 'Da Vinci Code' a hot ticket, Read Junk, May 21, 2006, Associated Press, October 25, 2020, August 17, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160817140406weblink">weblink dead, It also enjoyed the third biggest opening weekend for that year (after (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) and (X-Men: The Last Stand), and the second biggest worldwide opening weekend ever, just behind (Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith) (2005).NEWS,weblink At $77 Million, It's Code Green For 'Da Vinci', The Washington Post, Byrne, Bridget, May 22, 2006, October 25, 2020, subscription, ) This event has led some critics, particularly in the United Kingdom, to moot the idea of the "critic-proof film".NEWS,weblink The Guardian, London, Who cares what the reviews say?, Mark, Lawson, May 24, 2006, May 25, 2010, Ranking and gross It was the number 1 film at the North American box office during its first week, grossing more than $111 million. Fifth-highest gross of 2006 in the United States and Canada, and grossed $758 million worldwide in 2006—the second-highest of 2006. Its worldwide total made it the 51st-highest-grossing film, and the highest-grossing film in the franchise.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} On June 20, it became the second film of 2006 to pass the $200 million mark in North America. Censorship The film was banned in a number of countries, including Syria,WEB,weblink "Da Vinci Code" movie banned by Egypt, Lebanon, Syria & Jordan, Mideast Dispatch Archive, Gross, Tom, May 16, 2006, October 25, 2020, Belarus,NEWS,weblink Le film Da Vinci Code interdit au Bélarus, Agence International de Presse Coranique, May 22, 2006, October 25, 2020, fr, and Lebanon.NEWS,weblink 'Da Vinci' unlikely to pass Egypt censors, TribLIVE, Hiel, Betsy Hie, May 4, 2012, October 25, 2020, In Jordan, authorities banned the film claiming it "tarnishes the memory of Christian and Islamic figures and contradicts the truth as written in the Bible and the Quran about Jesus"."Egypt bans 'The Da Vinci Code'", Mafhoum {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131828weblink |date=April 13, 2014 }} In Iran, it was banned due to protests by Muslims and Christian minorities.NEWS,weblink 'Da Vinci Code' Banned in Iran, McElroy, Steven, The New York Times, July 26, 2006, October 25, 2020, subscription, China Although The Da Vinci Code was passed by Chinese censors, it was abruptly removed by authorities from public view in mainland China, after "a remarkable run ... grossing over $13 million",NEWS,weblink CNN, China dumps 'Da Vinci Code', Schienberg, Jonathan, June 8, 2006, May 25, 2010, because of protests by Chinese Catholic groups.WEB,weblink China Cancels 'Da Vinci' Movie, Kahn, Joseph, The New York Times, June 10, 2006, October 25, 2020, Egypt Both the book and the film were banned in Egypt due to pressure from Coptic Christians. Some Muslims compared the film to the Danish cartoons that had caused controversy earlier that year.NEWS,weblink Coptic pressure bans 'Da Vinci Code' in Egypt, Haaretz, Zvi Bar'el, June 19, 2006, October 25, 2020, Hafez Abu Saeda, of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, said, "This violates freedom of thought and belief..... This is fiction. It's art, and it should be regarded as art."NEWS,weblink Egypt: Da Vinci Code based on Zionist myths, June 13, 2006, Ynet News, Reuters, October 25, 2020, Faroe Islands The biggest cinema in the Faroe Islands, Havnar Bio, decided to boycott the film, effectively blocking it from the other smaller cinemas, which rely on second-hand films from this source. Its CEO, Jákup Eli Jacobsen, said that he "fears losing the operating license if it exhibits blasphemy in the cinema"."Færeysk kvikmyndahús sniðganga Da Vinci lykilinn", Morgunblaðið, May 12, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2020. {{in lang|is}}A private initiative by the individual Herluf Sørensen arranged the film to be played, despite the boycott by Havnar Bio. The film played at the Nordic House in the Faroe Islands from June 8 to 9, 2006.WEB,weblink Da Vinci Code June 8, 2006, June 7, 2006, October 25, 2020, Upcoming, is, India There was a huge outcry in many states by the Christian and the Muslim minorities to ban the film from screening in India for its perceived anti-Christian message. Possibly the largest reaction occurred in Kolkata, where a group of around 25 protesters "stormed" Crossword bookstore, pulled copies of the book from the racks and threw them to the ground. On the same day, a group of 50–60 protesters successfully made the Oxford Bookstore on Park Street decide to stop selling the book "until the controversy sparked by the film's release was resolved.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160827001915weblink">weblink dead, August 27, 2016, Novel earns vandal wrath - Code controversy deepens with warning from protesters, May 18, 2006, The Telegraph, India, The film was allowed to be released without any cuts but with an A (Adults Only) certification from the Central Board for Film Certification and a 15-second disclaimer added at the end stating that the film was purely a work of fiction.NEWS,weblink India censors clear Da Vinci Code, May 18, 2006, October 25, 2020, BBC News, The Supreme Court of India also rejected petitions calling for a ban on the film, saying the plot which suggested Jesus was married was fictional and not offensive.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060619062345weblink">weblink India's Supreme Court rejects pleas to ban "Da Vinci Code", Yahoo, AFP, June 12, 2006, June 19, 2006, October 25, 2020, The film was totally banned in some states with significant Muslim and Christian populations such as Punjab, Lakshadweep, Goa, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927224453weblink">weblink dead, September 27, 2007, Sony Pictures statement on 'Da Vinci Code', Sify, - NEWS,weblink Chennai, India, The Hindu, 'The Da Vinci Code' banned in State, June 2, 2006, October 25, 2020, The Andhra Pradesh High Court subsequently reversed the State Government's order banning the screening of the film in the state; the State Government had previously banned the film based on the objections lodged by Christians and Muslims.NEWS,weblink Chennai, India, The Hindu, High Court quashes A.P. ban on film, June 22, 2006, October 25, 2020, Pakistan Pakistan banned The Da Vinci Code for showing what officials called blasphemous material about Jesus. Christian groups, along with the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, held protests against the film calling for a global ban.NEWS,weblink BBC News, Pakistan bans Da Vinci Code film, June 4, 2006, Philippines The Philippine Alliance Against Pornography (PAAP) appealed to then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to stop the showing of The Da Vinci Code in the Philippines. They branded the film "the most pornographic and blasphemous film in history"WEB,weblink Anti-pornography group asks GMA to ban "The Da Vinci Code", April 19, 2006, Philstar, Araneta, Sandy, October 25, 2020, and also requested the help of Pope Benedict XVI, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and other religious groups to stop the showing of the film.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060421153237weblink">weblink April 21, 2006, Philippine Headline News, Anti-pornography group asked GMA to Ban 'The Da Vinci Code', Philippines, April 19, 2006, However, Cecille Guidote Alvarez, Philippine Presidential Adviser on Culture and the Arts, said the Philippine government would not interfere in the controversy about the film and would leave the decision to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board's rating.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060515213659weblink">weblink May 15, 2006, The Manila Times, Palace sidesteps 'Da Vinci' storm, AFP, Mediavilla, Sam, Roblas, Mark Ivan, Philippines, April 19, 2006, October 25, 2020, Eventually, MTRCB decided to give The Da Vinci Code an R-18 rating (restricted to those 18 years of age and above) despite PAAP's opposition to showing it.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121001024421weblink">weblink dead, October 1, 2012, 'Da Vinci Code' for adults only, says film review body, INQ7 News, Philippines, May 17, 2006, Samoa The film was banned outright in the Independent State of Samoa after church leaders watching a pre-release showing filed a complaint with film censors.NEWS, Johnston, Martin,weblink The New Zealand Herald, Samoa bans Da Vinci Code, May 22, 2006, October 25, 2020, Solomon Islands The prime minister of Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, said he would seek to have the film banned in his country, as it might threaten the Solomons' predominantly Christian faith. "We profess Christian religion in the country, and that film that depicts some thoughts about this person called Jesus Christ that Christians adore as not only as a good man, but was himself God, and such a film basically undermines the very roots of Christianity in Solomon Islands."NEWS,weblink SOLOMON ISLANDS TO BAN 'THE DA VINCI CODE',weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090510084256weblink">weblink May 10, 2009, Pacific Islands Report, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, May 26, 2006, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka also banned the film from being released.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080505233327weblink">weblink dead, 2008-05-05, SRI LANKA: Presidential ban of the Da Vinci Code film is an act of dictatorship without any basis in law, Asian Human Rights Commission, It was banned by presidential order of Mahinda Rajapaksa after the Catholic Bishops Conference made an appeal through an epistle.Asian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2011. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505233327weblink |date=May 5, 2008 }} Thailand Christian groups in this mostly Buddhist country protested against the film and called for it to be banned. On May 16, 2006, the Thai Censorship Committee issued a ruling that the film could be shown, but that the last 10 minutes would be cut. Also, some Thai subtitles were to be edited to change their meaning and passages from the Bible would also be quoted at the beginning and end of the film.However, on the following day, Sony Pictures appealed against the ruling, saying it would pull the film if the decision to cut it was not reversed. The censorship panel then voted 6–5 that the film could be shown uncut, but that a disclaimer would precede and follow the film, saying it was a work of fiction.WEB,weblink The Da Vinci Code" can be shown uncut, Grad Gear, October 25, 2020, November 8, 2020,weblink dead, {{unreliable source?|date=October 2020}}- weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070313133604weblink">'Da Vinci Code' cleared to screen, without cuts, IHT ThaiDay – Manager Online Protests and other reactions There were protesters at several film theaters across the United States on the opening weekend protesting about the themes of the film, citing it as blasphemy and claiming that it shamed both the Catholic Church and Jesus Christ Himself. More than 200 protesters also turned out in Athens, Greece, to protest against the film's release shortly before opening day.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060906164348weblink">weblink September 6, 2006, Monsters and Critics, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hundreds of Greek Orthodox march to protest Da Vinci Code movie, May 16, 2006, October 25, 2020, In Manila, the film was banned from all theaters by the local MTRCB as an R18 film for the Philippines.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} In Pittsburgh, protesters also showed up at a special screening of the film the day before its widespread release.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071201144832weblink">weblink December 1, 2007, KDKA News, Locals Protest 'Da Vinci Code' Movie, Pittsburgh, May 19, 2006, Protests also occurred at the filming sites, but only a monk and a nun stood in a quiet protest at the Cannes premiere. In Chennai, India, the film was banned for two months to appease local Christian and Muslim groups.NEWS, State has rights to ban film: TN,weblink June 29, 2006,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071012183429weblink">weblink October 12, 2007, Chennai, India, The Hindu News, dead, October 25, 2020, The Vatican At a conference on April 28, 2006, the secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a Vatican curial department, Archbishop Angelo Amato specifically called for a boycott of the film. He said that the film was "full of (wiktionary:calumny|calumnies), offences, and historical and theological errors".NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060505034728weblink">weblink dead, May 5, 2006, Catholic World News, Reaffirm the Resurrection, Pope urges faithful, May 1, 2006, Cardinal Francis Arinze, in a documentary called The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception, urged unspecified legal action against the makers of the film. He was formerly Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Vatican.WEB, Wilkinson, Tracy,weblink Vatican Officials Grappling With 'Da Vinci Code', May 17, 2006, October 25, 2020, Los Angeles Times, Opus Dei Stating that it does not intend to organize any boycotts, Opus Dei (the Catholic organization that is featured prominently in the novel and the film) released a statement on February 14, 2006, asking Sony Pictures to consider editing the soon-to-be-released film so that it would not contain references that it felt might be hurtful to Catholics. The statement also said Brown's book offers a "deformed"WEB,weblink Group urges disclaimer on 'Da Vinci Code' film, April 17, 2006, Hürriyet Daily News, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160818220427weblink">weblink August 18, 2016, Associated Press, image of the church and that Opus Dei will use the opportunity of the film's release to educate about the church.On Easter, April 16, 2006, Opus Dei published an open letter by its Japanese Information Office mildly proposing that Sony Pictures consider including a disclaimer on the film adaptation as a "sign of respect towards the figure of Jesus Christ, the history of the Church, and the religious beliefs of viewers". The organization also encouraged the studio to label the film as fictitious clearly "and that any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence."WEB,weblink Opus Dei demands Da Vinci Code disclaimer, April 18, 2006, October 25, 2020, The Guardian, According to a statement by Manuel Sánchez Hurtado, Opus Dei Press Office Rome,NEWS,weblink Opus Dei Press Office, The Other Code, Sánchez Hurtado, Manuel, May 17, 2006, in contrast to Sony Corporation's published "Code of Conduct", the company had announced that the film would not include such a disclaimer. American Catholic bishops U.S. Catholic bishops launched a website, JesusDecoded.com, refuting the critical claims in the novel that were about to be brought to the screen. The bishops were concerned about what they said were errors and serious misstatements in The Da Vinci Code.WEB,weblink Jesus Decoded' Web site launched to counter 'Da Vinci Code' claims,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120601172540weblink">weblink Catholic Online, September 3, 2006, June 1, 2012, October 25, 2020, The film has also been rated morally offensive by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting, which denounced its depiction of both the Jesus-Mary Magdalene relationship and that of Opus Dei as "deeply abhorrent".WEB,weblink Down with this sort of thing, April 21, 2007, The Guardian, Patterson, John, Peru The Peruvian Episcopal Conference declared the film — and the book — as part of a "systematic attack on the Catholic Church".NEWS,weblink "Código da Vinci" presenta grandes falsedades, afirman obispos del Perú, Perú Noticias, May 6, 2006, October 25, 2020, es, April 20, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160420072620weblink">weblink dead, Furthermore, the Archbishop of Lima, the Cardinal and member of Opus Dei Juan Luis Cipriani, urged his community not to see the film. "If someone goes (to see the film), they are giving money to those who hurt the faith. It's not a problem of fiction; if truth is not respected, what arises we could call white glove terrorism."WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060621045421weblink">weblink Cardenal Cipriani pide a fieles abstenerse de ver "El Código Da Vinci", Archbishop of Lima, May 13, 2006, June 21, 2006, October 25, 2020, es, People with albinism The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH) as well as individuals with albinism have criticized the film's perpetuation of unrealistic and negative stereotypes about people with albinism with the character Silas, citing a long-standing trend of the film industry of depicting albinos as villains.NEWS, Houpt, Simon, 2006-02-15, Da Vinci Code movie clings to albino stereotype, en-CA, The Globe and Mail,weblink 2022-03-17, NEWS, 2006-05-16, Albinos condemn 'Da Vinci' killer as stereotype, Associated Press, Today (American TV program), Today,weblink 2022-03-17, WEB, George, Rose, Rose George, 2006-05-23, Beyond the pale,weblink 2022-03-17, The Guardian, en, MAGAZINE, Kirschling, Gregory, 2005-01-17, Albinos group protests Da Vinci Code,weblink 2022-03-17, Entertainment Weekly, en, Cast response Tom Hanks' response Hanks told the Evening Standard that those involved with the film "always knew there would be a segment of society that would not want this film to be shown. But the story we tell is loaded with all sorts of (wiktionary:hooey|hooey) and fun kind of scavenger-hunt-type nonsense". He said it was a mistake "to take any sort of film at face value, particularly a huge-budget motion picture like this."NEWS,weblink Hanks blasts Da Vinci critics, Teodorczuk, Tom, Goodridge, Mike, November 5, 2006, Evening Standard, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100205131434weblink">weblink February 5, 2010, He also said at the Cannes Film Festival that he and his wife saw no contradiction between their faith and the film, as "My heritage, and that of my wife, suggests that our sins have been taken away, not our brains." Ian McKellen's response Also at Cannes, McKellen was quoted as saying, "While I was reading the book, I believed it entirely. Clever Dan Brown twisted my mind convincingly. But when I put it down, I thought, 'What a load of [pause] potential (wiktionary:codswallop|codswallop)."NEWS,weblink Fans out in force for Da Vinci premiere – but even kinder reviews are scathing, Higgins, Charlotte, May 18, 2006, The Guardian, March 7, 2010, London, During a May 17, 2006, interview on The Today Show with the Da Vinci Code cast and director, Matt Lauer posed a question to the group about how they would have felt if the film had borne a prominent disclaimer that it is a work of fiction, as some religious groups wanted. (Some high-ranking Vatican cabinet members had called for a boycott of the film.NEWS, Philip, Pullella,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060505222858weblink">weblink Boycott Da Vinci Code film, Yahoo, Reuters, April 28, 2006, May 5, 2006, May 20, 2006, dead, ) McKellen responded, "I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying 'This is fiction.' I mean, walking on water? It takes... an act of faith. And I have faith in this film—not that it's true, not that it's factual, but that it's a jolly good story... And I think audiences are clever enough and bright enough to separate out fact and fiction, and discuss the thing when they've seen it."WEB,weblink A Da Vinci Disclaimer, May 20, 2006, BBC, Crawley, William, Accolades{| class"wikitable" !Award!Category!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)!Result
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score>Best Original Score	Hans Zimmer| rowspan="10" {{nominated}}
Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer>Best Composer
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media>Best Score Soundtrack
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director>Worst Director|Ron Howard
11th Satellite Awards	Satellite Award for Best Original Score>Best Original Score|Hans Zimmer
	Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects>Best Visual Effects|Kevin Ahern
	Satellite Award for Best Sound>Best Sound|Anthony J. Ciccolini III, Kevin O'Connell, and Greg P. Russell
Choice Movie: Villain)|Ian McKellen

Home media

The film was released on DVD on November 14, 2006, in four editions:

1. A two-disc release in both widescreen and fullscreen.{{ASIN|B00005JOC9|title=The Da Vinci Code (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) (2006)}}
2. A Target-widescreen exclusive release, along with a History Channel documentary.
3. A Walmart-exclusive three-disc release in both widescreen and fullscreen containing a bonus disc about the paintings and props used in the film, along with how the book was adapted to the screen.
4. A "special edition gift set" that includes a two-disc DVD set, working cryptex, and replica Robert Langdon journal.{{ASIN|B000I2KJR4|The Da Vinci Code (Special Edition Giftset) (2006)}}

All DVD sets include an introduction from director Howard, ten featurettes and other bonus features. The Da Vinci Code was also released on UMD for the Sony PlayStation Portable on November 14, 2006.In Hong Kong and Korea (Region 3), Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Latin America (DVD region code 4), a version of the two-disc set included an extended edition of the film, featuring over twenty-five minutes of extra footage, bringing the running time to 174 minutes. However there is no regular DVD release of the extended version in the United States or United Kingdom.On April 28, 2009, a two-disc Blu-ray edition of the extended version of the film was released in North America. On October 11, 2016, a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition was released.WEB, October 11, 2016,weblink The Da Vinci Code 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray.com,

Sequels

Angels & Demons

The screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, with the help of the Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp, adapted Angels & Demons (a 2000 Dan Brown novel published six years before The Da Vinci Code) into a film script,WEB,weblink Hanks, Howard Back for Angels & Demons, Coming Soon, April 12, 2007, October 25, 2020, October 6, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121006174432weblink">weblink dead, which was also directed by Howard. Chronologically, the story takes place before The Da Vinci Code. However, the filmmakers re-tooled it as a sequel. Hanks reprises his role as Langdon in the film, which was released in May 2009 to moderate (but generally better) reviews.

Inferno

Sony Pictures produced a film adaptation of Inferno, the fourth book in the Robert Langdon series, which was released in October 2016WEB,weblink Tom Hanks' 'Inferno' Shifts Opening to 2016, Kilday, Gregg, The Hollywood Reporter, October 9, 2014, October 25, 2020, with Howard as director, David Koepp adapting the screenplay and Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon.NEWS,weblink Tom Hanks And Ron Howard To Return For Next Dan Brown Movie 'Inferno'; Sony Sets December 2015 Release Date, July 16, 2013, Deadline Hollywood, July 16, 2013, Filming began on April 27, 2015, in Venice, Italy, and finished on July 21, 2015.NEWS,weblink Sony Pictures Locks Tom Hanks, Ron Howard For April 'Inferno' Start, August 26, 2014, Deadline Hollywood, August 26, 2014, On December 2, 2014, Felicity Jones was in early talks to star in the film.NEWS,weblink Felicity Jones In Early Talks To Join 'Inferno' With Tom Hanks, December 6, 2014, Deadline Hollywood, December 2, 2014, The Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan was cast as The Provost.NEWS, Prashant, Singh, February 15, 2015,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150215091524weblink">weblink dead, February 15, 2015, Irrfan Khan to work with Tom Hanks in Inferno, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, August 15, 2016, The Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen was added to the cast as Elizabeth Sinskey.NEWS,weblink 'Inferno' Movie Adds Omar Sy & More As Cast Goes Global - Deadline, Hipes, Patrick, Deadline Hollywood, February 17, 2015, April 23, 2016,

See also

• Robert Langdon (franchise)
• The Da Vinci Code WebQuests
• The Da Vinci Code (video game)
• The Da Vinci Treasure – A mockbuster produced by The Asylum
• National Treasure - film about the Knights Templar Treasure

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

Sources

The following are reference sources, repeated in alphabetic order:

• Larry Carroll: "Ian McKellen Sticks Up For Evil In Da Vinci Code, X-Men" [6], MTV News, May 15, 2006.
• Catholic World News, "Reaffirm the Resurrection, Pope urges faithful", Catholic World News, May 1, 2006.
• CNN, "'Da Vinci Code' a hot ticket", CNN, May 21, 2006 (webpage expired).
• CNN, "'Da Vinci Code' opens with estimated $29 million", CNN, May 20, 2006 (webpage expired).
• DPA, "Hundreds of Greek Orthodox march to protest Da Vinci Code movie", Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 16, 2006.
• Fretland, Katie, "Fire chars British set of new Bond movie"' July 30, 2006, webpage: weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060808213505weblink">WHAS11-DVC: Louvre interior set filmed at Pinewood.
• Sánchez Hurtado, Manuel, The Other Code, Opus Dei Press Office, May 17, 2006.
• KDKA News, "Locals Protest 'Da Vinci Code' Movie", KDKA News, May 19, 2006.
• Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) painting, 1503–1507, in Louvre Museum.
• Pinewood Shepperton studios, "Gordon Brown Opens Underwater Stage at Pinewood Studios", May 19, 2006, webpage: PinewoodShep-Stage {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920051610weblink |date=September 20, 2006 }}.
• Philip Pullella, "Boycott Da Vinci Code film", Reuters, April 28, 2006, web: weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060815165011weblink">ScotsmanVatDVC. Retrieved August 22, 2006.
• "Ian McKellen Unable to Suspend Disbelief While Reading the Bible", US Weekly, May 17, 2006 (has video clip).

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