The Da Vinci Code

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

I love this book. Good conspiracy-ish type story, good pace, good characters. Its been #1 on the best-seller list for like 5,000 weeks. Isn’t that a record?

So it was bound to happen. The book is now a movie, coming out next summer, starring Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen, and Alfred Molina (Doc Ock!), among others, and directed by Ron Howard.

When the cast was announced, Hanks seemed like a surprising choice. He didn’t really fit the character. But after thinking about it, and the type of character that Robert Langdon is, I think its a good call. And Molina as Silas? I pictured someone really big and built. Maybe they’ll get Molina a trainer and get him buffed up.

The other main cast members seem like logical choices, especially Jean Reno and Audrey Tautou, both French. Ian McKellen should be pretty cool as Teabing.

I really hope they have a good script, and I can’t wait to see the movie adaption. Check out the teaser trailer here. It doesn’t show any footage from the film” but its worth checking out anyway, if only to get the hype started.

Dude, I can’t wait.