Comedian and actor Ricky Gervais was once asked to feature in the hit film The Da Vinci Code. But Gervais felt he was doing the film a favor by turning it down.
Ricky Gervais turned down ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and many other films Ricky Gervais | Valerie MacOn / Getty Images
Gervais was once approached to star in the 2006 commercial hit film The Da Vinci Code directed by Ron Howard. It starred veteran actor Tom Hanks, and was based on the 2003 novel of the same name.
Gervais was supposed to play a butler in the feature, which was a role that eventually went to actor Jean-Yves Berteloot. But Gervais thought it wise to avoid the film for Howard’s sake.
“I told director Ron Howard ‘I will ruin your film. The number of times I’ve sat down for a great film by a great director and a British actor pops...
Ricky Gervais turned down ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and many other films Ricky Gervais | Valerie MacOn / Getty Images
Gervais was once approached to star in the 2006 commercial hit film The Da Vinci Code directed by Ron Howard. It starred veteran actor Tom Hanks, and was based on the 2003 novel of the same name.
Gervais was supposed to play a butler in the feature, which was a role that eventually went to actor Jean-Yves Berteloot. But Gervais thought it wise to avoid the film for Howard’s sake.
“I told director Ron Howard ‘I will ruin your film. The number of times I’ve sat down for a great film by a great director and a British actor pops...
- 1/27/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Antonin Baudry unconfined on the Lincoln Center Plaza in June, 2019 Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
A free virtual conversation with Antonin Baudry and Anousheh Ansari on Confinement: From Underwater To Outer Space, moderated by Leah Pisar, Chair of the Aladdin Project, presented by the French Institute Alliance Française in New York, will be held live on Zoom and Facebook, starting at 12:00pm (Edt), Friday, June 12.
Antonin Baudry, aka Abel Lanzac, is the director/screenwriter of the nuclear submarine thriller The Wolf's Call (Le Chant Du Loup), starring François Civil with Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Damien Bonnard, Pierre Cevaer, and Paula Beer, shot by Pierre Cottereau. Antonin co-wrote the screenplay for Bertrand Tavernier’s The French Minister (Quai D’Orsay) which was based on his autobiographic graphic novel about his adventures as a speech writer in the French Ministry.
Anousheh Ansari is a CEO of the Xprize Foundation and was the first female.
A free virtual conversation with Antonin Baudry and Anousheh Ansari on Confinement: From Underwater To Outer Space, moderated by Leah Pisar, Chair of the Aladdin Project, presented by the French Institute Alliance Française in New York, will be held live on Zoom and Facebook, starting at 12:00pm (Edt), Friday, June 12.
Antonin Baudry, aka Abel Lanzac, is the director/screenwriter of the nuclear submarine thriller The Wolf's Call (Le Chant Du Loup), starring François Civil with Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Damien Bonnard, Pierre Cevaer, and Paula Beer, shot by Pierre Cottereau. Antonin co-wrote the screenplay for Bertrand Tavernier’s The French Minister (Quai D’Orsay) which was based on his autobiographic graphic novel about his adventures as a speech writer in the French Ministry.
Anousheh Ansari is a CEO of the Xprize Foundation and was the first female.
- 6/11/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Antonin Baudry on submarine films, Claude Lanzmann and Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot: "That was his favourite. It's my favourite too. For some reason it really moved him." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The morning after the Us première of The Wolf's Call (Le Chant Du Loup), shot by Pierre Cottereau, starring François Civil with Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Damien Bonnard, and Paula Beer at the French Institute Alliance Française in New York, the director/screenwriter Antonin Baudry, aka Abel Lanzac, joined me for a conversation inside David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
Kent Jones with Antonin Baudry following the French Institute Alliance Française première of The Wolf's Call (Le Chant Du Loup) in New York Photo: Ed Bahlman
When I mentioned to Antonin that I will be introducing Hélène Fillières' Volontaire this Tuesday at Fi:af, he told me that they were actually shooting their French Navy...
The morning after the Us première of The Wolf's Call (Le Chant Du Loup), shot by Pierre Cottereau, starring François Civil with Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Damien Bonnard, and Paula Beer at the French Institute Alliance Française in New York, the director/screenwriter Antonin Baudry, aka Abel Lanzac, joined me for a conversation inside David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
Kent Jones with Antonin Baudry following the French Institute Alliance Française première of The Wolf's Call (Le Chant Du Loup) in New York Photo: Ed Bahlman
When I mentioned to Antonin that I will be introducing Hélène Fillières' Volontaire this Tuesday at Fi:af, he told me that they were actually shooting their French Navy...
- 6/9/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
It really seems that leather is the new cotton. The realm of horror and sci-fi is being pounded endlessly lately with a string of sexy actresses donning equally sexy tight leather outfits for their upcoming roles. Already this week we provided our dribbling male fans with on set snaps of Milla Jovovich on 'Resident Evil: Retribution' squeezed into her sexy black costume and we've already got to look forward to Anne Hathaway ('The Dark Knight Rises') and Kate Beckinsale ('Underworld: Awakening') in similar get-up in 2012. Today we've caught sight of British hottie Kelly Brook ('Piranah') on set of French sci-fi action series 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles'. And yes of course she is clasped into her figure hugging outfit which more than accentuates her delicious assets. The first two seasons of the We Production are being shot back to back to air next April...
- 11/17/2011
- Horror Asylum
The Metal Hurlant Chronicles Red Light and Cold Hard Fact Teaser Trailers have premiered. Apparently the new 2010 TV Show series is a french production and a pilot episode is already completed. The 12-episode first season are currently in production and “will be finished just after the end of 2011…[and the show is already] pre-sold…in more than 20 territories, including Italy, Germany, Poland and Russia.” The new Heavy Metal / Metal Hurlant TV Show series is “being produced by We Productions, who have teamed up with publishing house United Humanoids. All the episode are to be directed by Guillaume Lubrano and they will be in both English and French to appeal to more markets…each half-hour will cover one or two stories adapted from the original graphic novels.” The first episode of the series stars Guy Amram, David Belle, and Jean-Yves Berteloot. What I liked most of what I have seen so far from this is the...
- 2/15/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.