[quote]Originally posted by Jo: [b] call me dumb... but is rosslyn actually in scotland? i wasn't sure from the book - dan brown says that it's in 'glastonbury, scotland'. they couldn't be any further apart if he tried! [/b][/quote]My book: 'Rosslyn - Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Gtrail' by Tim Wallace-Murphy & Marilyn Hopkins states that Rosslyn is 'a little over 7 miles from Edinburgh.' My road atlas calls it Roslin and it's to the south of Edinburgh, near Bonnyrigg. * * * * The co-writer of 'Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code', James McConnachie, writes: "Da Claim: Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh, stands on a “north-south meridian” that also runs through Glastonbury, and its name cames from the mystical “Rose Line”." "Da Truth: Glastonbury’s longitude is 2°65’ W; Rosslyn’s is 3°16’ W. The name comes from the Scots Gaelic ross, meaning promontory, and lynn, meaning pool or stream." From: Da Vinci Code: “Bloomers In Dock” Cavil By James McConnachie February 1, 2005 http://travel.roughguides.com/spotlight_display.html?SpotlightID=398

Just did a search of the book, Glastonbury is mentioned twice and I can't see him saying Glastonbury Scotland. And no-one has raised this among all the mistakes that have been listed on this board.

Could you check it again, perhaps you have an early copy?

Rosslyn is a real Church close to Edinburgh, Scotland.

no - i've checked the book, and it's exactly as pdm says. thanks pdm! as i've said before, i have a particularly terrible memory...

i did wonder quite what planet dan brown was on!

Just had a weeks hols in Cyprus where I read the Da Vinici Code Returned home thursday night! There on BBC1 @ 11 35 The flim Revelation (2001) Was this the film of the book I had just read? Did anyone else see the film.

No - as other posts in this thread show, filming of DVC is due to start this month.

DVC was published 2003, so could not possibly be this 2001 film.

See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278675/plotsummary for the movie story

Hey Jo.... are you also "Jothemarxist" from IMDb?

I totally agree with the Harrison Ford idea, I was picturing him as Robert all the way through both the books he appears in, although it's true he should be a bit younger to cope with all the swimming he got up to in Angels and Demons! Tom Hanks is the silliest idea, I can't actually believe it. I just can't imagine it working.

I didn't picture Audrey as Sophie at all, I had her as someone a bit more classical, with shiny hair, like, I don't know, Catherine Zeta Jones? But that's just me.

And someone funny as Teabing. I'd love to see Eddie Izzard!

ems

Hi Ems. Welcome.

No, I agree, I hadn't pictured Langdon as a Tom Hanks type, either.
Definitely more Harrison Ford.

I've just read that they are filmimg the Westminster Abbey bits in Lincoln Cathedral.

Lincoln is a lovely place.

Quote from the Movie Web, Friday, May 27th, 2005:

'Paul Bettany to play 'Silas' in The Da Vinci Code'

http://www.movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=8025

'According to Variety, in the final major piece of casting in The Da Vinci Code, Paul Bettany will play the albino fanatic, Silas.

'Ron Howard is directing the Akiva Goldsman-scripted adaptation of the Dan Brown novel, with Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou playing the lead roles. Brian Grazer is producing with John Calley.

'Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Jean Reno recently joined the cast. The pic shoots next month and will open May 19.'