It looks like Audrey Tautou will take the part of leading lady in the much anticipated movie The Da Vinci Code. According to Le Parisien, Tautou was selected among many candidates including Sophie Marceau, Juliette Binoche and Vanessa Paradis. Tautou will play the part of french cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, opposite Tom Hanks' Harvard professor, Robert Langdon. Ron Howard, director of Apollo 13 and The Grinch, has confirmed that Jean Reno will play the part of Bézu Fache, the Chief of the French Police. Audrey Taotou is known for her work in Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain and Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles. Based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, has sold more than 16 million copies in over 40 countries. Filming is expected to begin soon, for a world premiere on 19 May 2006. |