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Discovery's Freemason Specials air Thursday, September 24

Sep 24, 2009, 0:56 GMT

Secrets, Symbols, Suspense: Discovery Channel Celebrates Dan Brown's Best Selling Return, Freemason Specials air Thursday, September 24 and the World Premiere of Lost Symbol special airs Sunday, October 18. ... more

Angels and Demons - Movie Review

May 14, 2009, 16:35 GMT

Angels and Demons was written before The Da Vinci Code and has been altered slightly to follow it as film sequel. ... more

Dan Brown novel will soon arrive

Feb 14, 2009, 10:42 GMT

Rest assured that the follow up to his previous snooze fest “The Da Vinci Code” will have a follow up. ... more

Vatican: Pope Benedict's book an antidote to The Da Vinci Code

Oct 6, 2008, 15:23 GMT

Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI's bestselling book, Jesus of Nazareth, can help thwart the 'confusion' caused by books such as US author Dan Brown's The Da Vinci code, a top Roman Catholic cleric suggested Monday. ... more

Ewan McGregor in talks for Angels & Demons

Apr 25, 2008, 11:08 GMT

Ewan McGregor is in talks to join Tom Hanks in Columbia Pictures’ Angels & Demons – the prequel to The Da Vinci Code. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer has been cast for the female lead role in the film. ... more

Naomi Watts joins Hanks on Angels & Demons

Nov 22, 2007, 2:22 GMT

Actress Naomi Watts has signed on to star opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's Angels & Demons – the prequel Dan Brown’s mega-successful The Da Vinci Code. ... more

Angels & Demons gets delayed due to writers strike

Nov 19, 2007, 15:42 GMT

Angels & Demons has become the latest project to suffer from the writers strike following an announcement from Sony that it had postponed production on the Columbia Pictures' film. ... more

Director Ron Howard wraps deal for Da Vinci Code sequel

Oct 25, 2007, 21:25 GMT

Los Angeles - A sequel to the hit movie The Da Vinci Code is set to start filming in Europe in February according to Variety Thursday. ... more

Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown cleared

Mar 28, 2007, 19:12 GMT

The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown has been cleared of charges that he copied large parts of an earlier work to produce his blockbuster novel, according to the Court of Appeal ruled today, reports the BBC. ... more

DVD Review: The Da Vinci Code

Nov 12, 2006, 14:35 GMT

Despite some pacing issues, The Da Vinci Code manages to catch the entertaining elements of Dan Brown’s international bestseller, and holds your attention from start to finish. The film does take a few liberties with the book, but fans of the novel should still see enough of the original material to be happy. ... more

The Da Vinci Code comes to DVD in Novemeber on special Two-Disc Edition

Sep 5, 2006, 14:16 GMT

Witness the biggest cover up in human history when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment unveils The Da Vinci Code on a 2-Disc DVD set on November 14th for the suggested retail price of $29.96. ... more

Da Vinci Code-related music at centre of court action in London

May 18, 2006, 18:22 GMT

London - A fresh legal battle over Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is being fought at the High Court in London where the world's two biggest music companies are in dispute over recordings relating to the film. ... more

Jordan's council of churches opposes screening of Da Vinci Code

May 7, 2006, 22:45 GMT

Amman - Jordan's Council of Churches has urged the government to prevent the screening in the country of the Da Vinci Code film, based on the controversial blockbuster novel by American writer Dan Brown. ... more

Tom Hanks: Da Vinci Code could be a blessing for churches

Apr 24, 2006, 22:45 GMT

Las Vegas - Despite strong disapproval from the Vatican, the upcoming release of the religion-based thriller The Da Vinci Code could actually be a blessing for churches, says Tom Hanks, who stars in the movie. ... more

Dan Brown hails court victory as 'good day for writers'

Apr 7, 2006, 16:59 GMT

London - Dan Brown, the highest-paid author in history, was cleared by a court in London Friday of copying the central theme for his blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code from an earlier book. ... more

Opus Dei website booms thanks to Da Vinci Code

Mar 23, 2006, 17:39 GMT

Rome - Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code novel has sparked unprecedented interest in Opus Dei, with a record 3 million people visiting its website during the course of 2005, the Catholic organization said Thursday. ... more

London Da Vinci Code trial ends - judgement reserved until later

Mar 20, 2006, 18:48 GMT

London - A three-week trial over claims that best-selling US-novelist Dan Brown copied the core ideas for his thriller 'The Da Vinci Code' came to a close Monday but a judgement could take several weeks, the High Court in London said. ... more

Dan Brown pressured to reveal mystery of Da Vinci Code

Mar 15, 2006, 14:05 GMT

London - US best-selling author Dan Brown, known to be a desperately shy and reclusive man, was predictably uncomfortable in the witness box of a London court room this week as well-briefed judges and lawyers tried to discover the secrets of The Da Vinci Code. ... more

Da Vinci author has 'passion for codes,' rejects plagiarism

Mar 13, 2006, 20:15 GMT

London - Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, told a London court Monday he had a 'passion for codes' but rejected as 'completely fanciful' accusations that he 'stole the plot' for his bestselling novel. ... more

Da Vinci Code trial sees book sales rocket

Mar 9, 2006, 17:58 GMT

London - The London trial involving Dan Brown's blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code has seen sales of the book rocket, according to a literary magazine Thursday. ... more

Dan Brown in London court in Da Vinci Code copyright row (Roundup)

Feb 27, 2006, 17:05 GMT

London - The secrets of 'The Da Vinci Code' were unravelled Monday behind the doors of courtroom 61 at the High Court in London, where bestselling author Dan Brown faced two historians who claim that he copied their plot for his blockbuster novel. ... more

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