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Prequel told to film elsewhere
National Catholic Reporter, June 27, 2008
ROME--Rome diocesan officials have denied Hollywood producers permission to film the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code" inside its churches in Rome.
Producers of the film, "Angels and Demons," were turned down because the movie is a work of "fantasy that damages common religious sentiment," said Fr. Marco Fibbi, Rome diocesan press officer. "Normally we read the script, but this time that wasn't necessary. The name Dan Brown was enough" to reject the request, he told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera June 16.
The movie, now filming in Rome and due for release next spring, is directed by Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks. It is based on the Brown best-seller Angels and Demons.
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