According to this.
Ron Howard will direct.
I thought the book was ridiculous but the fact that it annoyed fundies was a good thing in its own way. And even though none of the theories in the book were especially credible, I think it’s a good thing just to get something besides a purely literal interpretation of the Bible into the popular imagination.
So, is this movie risking the wrath of a backlash from picketing Christians or will it be a hit?
One plus is that the movie’s got to be better than the book.
It sounds like the book was written to be a movie, but I’m not sure this is true.
Probably was. Isn’t this the way with best-selling authors these days?
Wish I was one…
Not all of them, but it seems to be the way with Dan Brown.
WTF? Tom Hanks? I hear “Tom Hanks,” I don’t think “intellectual,” I think “everyman.” Maybe you meant to say “Russel Crowe”? As in, A Beautiful Mind?
And . . . Ron Howard? Come on, Ron Howard? Little Opie Cunningham? The guy who directed Willow, Apollo 13, Edtv, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas? I don’t think so. This project should be directed by somebody who can do real creepy, disturbing, reality-is-not-what-seems, conspiracy-theory flix – maybe David Cronenberg (eXistenZ, Naked Lunch, Videodrome). Or Alex Proyas (Dark City). Or Richard Donner (Conspiracy Theory). Or Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies). Or David Lynch (pretty much his entire ouvre except for Dune).
Brainglutton, I’m surprised you forgot the king of conspiracy, Oliver Stone.
Seriously, with a property like this, they want to remain mainstream and safe. Tom Hanks and Ron Howard is about as safe as it gets. Crist only know what David Lynch would do (but it would probably be an improvement on the book).
Why? Because the fundies are going to picket the opening? That’ll happen anyway, and there’s no such thing as bad publicity.
Although, I must admit, considering the nature of Dan Brown’s plot, the general tone of the book was actually rather, well, tame. A typical thriller – a lot more like John Grisham than, say, Robert Anton Wilson or Thomas Pynchon. Maybe Ron Howard and Tom Hanks aren’t bad choices. :rolleyes: Damn, so much more could have been done with the “Grail Blood” premise!
Well, I thought the book was great, but I would never have picked Tom Hanks for the role. :dubious:
Well I’m looking forward to it, so there. I’m not so much bothered by the choice of Tom Hanks, but Ron Howard??? Doesn’t really seem like his style.
Hey, at least it’s not Will Smith.
DavInci Code = inexplicably popular crappy book
Tom Hanks = inexplicably popular crappy actor
Ron Howard = inexplicably popular crappy director
Colour me unsurprised.
Predicted result = inexplicably popular crappy film
Ah crap. I liked the book, such as it was. Hanks will turn the film into bubblegum.
Crap.
Was that necessary? What do you want, like twelve straight years of Republicans or something? My sister is a “fundie”, and she isn’t annoyed by the DaVinci Code. It’s because of the kind of crack you made that it is hard to muster sympathy when hand-stabbers are annoyed by things like the Pledge of Allegiance.
5 Oscar nominations for best actor
2 Oscar wins for best actor
3 American Comedy Awards (Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture)
American Film Institute’s Lifetime Aceivement Award
3 BAFTA (British Oscar) Nominations
and scads of other stuff…
Could it be that your opinion of him is just a tad harsh?
I’ve got no problem with Tom Hanks, but when you consider how popular and beloved Forrest Gump was (I’m sure the bulk of those awards came from there), and how totally stupid Forrest Gump was, I can’t really blame Tapioca.
Okay, not the bulk, but a bunch. It was still a vastly overrated movie, and awards don’t prove you’re a good actor.
Maybe not. But then what does prove that you’re a good or bad actor? Or that a movie is overrated? I think Spooje was just pointing out that there is considerable evidence that some people do indeed consider him to have been a good actor in good movies. Personally, I think he’s a fine actor, sort of the James Stewart of our age.
I don’t think anything does.
Yes, that much is indisputable.
Multiple Oscars for Best Actor pretty much does prove that.
