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Hanks cast as `Da Vinci Code' cracker.
Byline: Hanh Nguyen
LOS ANGELES _ Following much speculation by bibliophiles, Tom Hanks has been cast as the coveted lead in director Ron Howard's film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."
Hanks, 48, will play acclaimed symbologist Robert Langdon, who must clear his name of murdering a museum curator by deciphering a series of codes left by the dead man that point to the location of the Holy Grail.
"Tom Hanks is one of the biggest stars in the world today," says John Calley, who is producing the film with Brian Grazer. "He has all the intelligence, wry sophistication, everyman charm and talent required to bring this ...
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