Sophie Marceau is better for Sophie. Even Catherine Zeta Jones <longshot> or Bridgett Moyahan.<i picture her to be pretty similar to Sophie

TBOMK, they already have.

(I called the Jean Reno thing. That was so obvious.)

Sophie Marceau? She's GOTTA be in her mid 30s?

WOW! She was born in '66. Too old.

The heroine of Dan Brown's book is in he late 20s. This is actually sort of, um... crucial?

Sophie's age is pretty irrelevant to the story and Langdon is in his mid 40s so there's a wide room there to choose an actress.

You're forgetting... her grandfather, who is one of the key figures in the story. To make all of this malarkey gel with real-life events, all of these Priory of Sion characters (i.e. even the fictional ones) the have to have been born at specific years.

And of course it would just make sense to cast a twenty-something European (French) actress. It would be great if she had the right chemistry with Tom Hanks, of course. :wink:

Julie Deply dosen't exactly represent the picture of youth. Sophie Marceau is beautiful - but not an actress of incredible range.

Diane Kruger is just a horrible actress, full stop. Eyecandy and nothing more, but Sophie in The Da Vinci code is a woman of layers and depth, so an actress with the respectful range should be chosen.

I remember thinking of an actress whos perfect for the role, tip of the tounge....

Which of the words "Already been cast" do you not understand :wink:

[translating from Canuck to Brit-talk: I'M KIDDING]

I told you a while back that Reno was going to get Fache... and they announced it yesterday. Do you STILL doubt Delpy's going to play Sophie?

(Gee. You'd almost think I knew someone who works for Sony, eh?)

Damn you sexy french women.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8013

Julie is very cute but Sophie is fucking beautiful.

Interestingly, I just started reading the book today...I'm enjoying it so far. It's not the world's greatest novel -- it's to books what popcorn films are to movies, and what's wrong with that?

Holy shit, NF. Looks like you got your wish.

BTW: Watch Sophie in Queen Margot. Her nude scene is a classic. (She obviously has a great body.)

Great news, they get to actually film in the Louvre :D:D:D

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... =/eo/15753

"Da Vinci" To Film in Louvre

Fri Jan 21, 1:30 PM ET Movies - E! Online


By Josh Grossberg

The Code will be unlocked—in the Louvre.


• News: Howard, Hanks do Da Vinci
• The facts on Ron Howard
• E! Online's fact sheet for Sophie Marceau



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French officials are close to giving Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard the final go-ahead to shoot scenes of his big-screen adaptation of author Dan Brown's best-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code in the famed museum, according to published reports.


"There is really a very strong desire to see the movie for this book, which has world renown, shot in the Louvre," the Louvre's director, Henri Loyrette was quoted as telling France-Inter radio. "It is a yes in principle from our side."


As just about everyone knows by now, The Da Vinci Code follows globe-trotting Harvard art historian, Professor Robert Langdon, on his quest to decipher clues found in Leonardo Da Vinci's famous paintings that unravel a centuries-old conspiracy that threatens to bring down Christianity.


Tom Hanks (news) signed on to play Langdon in November and Howard's production team has since been busy gearing up for the shoot.


According to the daily newspaper Le Parisien, producers have been scouting exterior locations around Paris as well as interiors in the Louvre's Grand Gallery where the novel opens.


Plans are also in place to roll camera in the room that holds the Mona Lisa, Da Vinci's most heralded work, which plays a critical role in Brown's mystery.


As the Louvre houses France's most prized art collections and is one of the country's most visible symbols of its rich cultural heritage, permission to film there isn't granted to just anyone.


"The Louvre is not a movie set. It is a place that receives an average of 20,000 visitors a day," added Loyrette. "That means the times really available for shooting are Tuesday closing day and nights."


Officials rarely let a bunch of grips, lighting guys and other film crew types get anywhere near its monuments and masterpieces for fear of endangering them. However, exceptions have been made in the past.


The last film allowed to shoot inside the Louvre's hallowed halls was the 1999 French ghost story, Belphegor (aka The Phantom of the Louvre), about a spirit that's taken up residence in the museum and has a penchant for swiping old Egyptian artifacts.


In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the novel has become something of a phenomenon with the book-buying public thanks to Brown's intriguing mix of math, religion, Christian mythology and secret societies that has woven a story of a conspiracy that purports to hide the truth that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were actually married and gave birth to a child.


Aside from spawning a cottage industry of tomes attempting to debunk its controversial theory, Brown's book has spurred fans to visit the Louvre to try and crack the secret codes Brown claims are hidden there. As a result, numerous independent tour operators have begun offering guided tours specifically catering to Da Vinci tourists.


With the huge boost in attendance the Louvre is expected to receive from wannabe code-crackers well beyond the movie's targeted U.S. release date of May 19, 2006, allowing Howard access makes good business sense for museum officials—that is, if all the details can be worked out.


First however, they must approve the scenes to be shot from Akiva Goldman's script and based on proposed storyboards that the Apollo 13 helmer has submitted to them.


"All the discussions must be taken up with the production because it is bound to be a busy shoot, with financial implications," Loyrette told France-Inter radio.


In related Da Vinci news, French Website, Film Deculte, reported that one of the country's biggest stars, Sophie Marceau, has been cast in the part of Langdon's partner, Sophie Neveu, the gifted cryptologist who helps crack the code.




Marceau, of course is best known Stateside for her role as the Queen in Braveheart and playing a Bond babe in The World Is Not Enough. Additionally, Jean Reno is being eyed to play hard-headed cop, Bezu Fache.

Howard and producing partner, Brian Grazer's company, Imagine Entertainment, which is supervising production, declined to comment on any aspect of the film given the controversy surrounding the project.

well, finally The DaVinci Code will hitr the big screen next year. i was expecting Mel Gibson will get Robert Langdon role. well, Tom Hanks will do great though. and with Sophie Marceau in it, this movie will be a blast!!!

can't wait to see it.

Im pretty sure Gibson wouldnt have accepted the role even if he were offered it.

why not?

because the story is an affront to conservative chrs like Mad Mel who really don't worry too much about things like history.

BTW: as someone else already reported, it looks as though that Amelie chick is playing Sophie. She's all wrong for the part. Oh well.

She's not wrong for it, she's a good actress, she can handle it, she'll morph on us and seem real different I'm sure. Truth is many actresses could play the part well, there isn't really a big difference IMO between Delpy or Tatou getting it. I do feel sorry for Marceau though as it's kind of obvious she only didn't get it due to age, as she's otherwise perfect.

oh i see your point. and yes i've just read the news that Audrey Taotou will be the one who playing Sophie