Da Vinci Code to open in Malaysia on May 18

KUALA LUMPUR: The Da Vinci Code – recently in the spotlight due to a high-profile trial involving author Dan Brown, whose book the film is based on – is scheduled to open in Malaysia on May 18, the same date it opens in the United States. Directed by Ron Howard, the movie stars Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen and Paul Bettany. 

According to Anna Ng, general manager for Buena Vista Columbia TriStar (M) Sdn Bhd: “The film is a summer release in the United States and we are treating it as a blockbuster here considering the strong names in the cast and because it is of the action/thriller genre. There’s a murder, the breaking of a code and lots of action.”