Hanks tapped to crack ‘Code’
Tom Hanks has been cast in the lead role in the movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestselling novel “The Da Vinci Code,” producers of the film confirmed Tuesday.
Ron Howard will direct the film, co-produced by Brian Grazer and John Calley. Akiva Goldsman, an Oscar winner with Howard and Grazer for “A Beautiful Mind,” will write the screenplay.
The film is slated for release in 2006. Production will begin next year in the United States and Europe.
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