February 28, 2006
Da Vinci Code movie release may be delayed... FUCK THAT! I WANT TO SEE IT DAMMIT!
I'm still not on board with the Tom Hanks choice. I highly reccomend that you read or listen to the book before seeing the movie! It was awesome! - RAT
Will moviegoers have to wait to crack The Da Vinci Code? The answer might hinge on a high-stakes legal battle playing out in the U.K. that threatens the future of the mega-popular novel and its cinematic offshoot.
Trial began in London Monday pitting two British authors against publisher Random House and accusing Da Vinci mastermind Dan Brown of lifting the central theme for his 2003 (and 2004, and 2005?) bestseller from their 1982 nonfiction tome, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (or, as it was called in the U.S., Holy Blood, Holy Grail). In a twist, Random House also published Holy Blood.
Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh seek an injunction to prevent further use of their material, which technically could lead to a delay in the hugely anticipated debut of the film version, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks. The film is scheduled to kick off the Cannes Film Festival May 17 and go into wide release two days later.
Read more: "Da Vinci Code" Opened in Court - Yahoo! News
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Comments
What I don't understand about this is that the hugely popular book has been out for a couple of years. Why was no lawsuit filed until just before the movie is to be released? What were they waiting for? And why?
Tom Hanks is a legend.
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