Another Movie For Gisele?

[*k.a.t.e*]

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about Sony’s impending Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. The film is still in pre-production and they’re planning it for a 2008 release date. Tom Hanks is supposed to be back, and now we have an exclusive on who may be the film’s next cast addition.

According to an anonymous source of ours over at Sony, model turned actress Gisele Bundchen is joining the cast to star opposite Hanks. She’ll play the part of an Italian woman named Vittoria, a role many fans had been pulling for Monica Bellucci to land. But word is that director Ron Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman wanted someone younger for Vittoria and so ended up going with Bundchen. Gisele already has the script in her hands and they’re planning to start shooting Angels & Demons as soon as this June.

Now our standard disclaimer that comes with any sort of scoop like this. Whenever you see the words “anonymous source” on any report, whether it be from us or any other publication, that means anything said afterwards should be regarded only as a big, stinky, rumor. We can’t confirm whether or not this is true. I contacted Sony this afternoon for some sort of confirmation, and their representative said he hasn’t heard anything about it in his office. That doesn’t mean it isn’t true, it just means he doesn’t know. So, hang on for Sony or Gisele to give us some sort of official confirmation before hanging this on your Angels & Demons fact hat rack.

That said, Gisele’s schedule is certainly clear enough to permit it. She was last seen in The Devil Wears Prada, and before that she had a major role in the 2004 movie Taxi. The only thing that might get in the way of her doing it, is that she’s rumored to be pregnant with Leonard DiCaprio’s baby... or maybe it's Tom Brady's. Pick a dude. Perhaps that doesn’t matter. Assuming it's even true, she wouldn’t be the first actress to make a movie in her third trimester.

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Not sure if I believe it or not but I'm sure I've read word from her somewhere that she is considering a script at the moment, although she didn't give a name.

 

[novella]

That sounds like an interesting project for her, but then again I honestly think that anything's better than Taxi.

We'll see what happens.

 

[sethii]

She’ll play the part of an Italian woman named Vittoria, a role many fans had been pulling for Monica Bellucci to land. But word is that director Ron Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman wanted someone younger for Vittoria and so ended up going with Bundchen.

More like Monica refused the role

 

[Gypsy_Doll]

LMAO...round 2 I see.

 

[jakeee]

i dont think shes right for the role...and she'd almost be too distracting in the movie for people to take it seriously

 

[pichu888]

i agree with you, jakeee. gisele doesn't seem right for this role. vittoria is supposed to be a very intelligent, sharp and witty woman.
if gisele can pull it off, kudos to her though!

 

[Foxie-Pooh]

She is horrible...her role in Devil is completely laughable...unless there is a stunt double for her acting I doubt she'll remain in the production

 

[Tinuviel]

it's her voice that puts me off really. Just incredibly annoying.

 

[Zita]

it would be wonderful if Gisele is really getting this role, hope it's true ^^

 

[*k.a.t.e*]

Vogue.co.uk reported on this on Thursday:

GISELE CRACKS THE CODE

GISELE BUNDCHEN is moving her film career up a notch with a part in The Da Vinci Code sequel, Angels and Demons. The Brazilian supermodel, who played a small part alongside Anne Hathaway in last year's The Devil Wears Prada and also starred in 2004's Taxi with Queen Latifah, is allegedly joining Tom Hanks to play a fairly prominent role in the screen adaptation of the novel by Dan Brown. "Regard it as a solid rumour until Sony Pictures comes out with an official confirmation, but it looks like filming on Angels and Demons should start in July, with Hanks and Gisele Bundchen both on the set," says Cinemablend.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

But... she isn't Italian. And I would think that an Italian accent would be very difficult for a Brazillian to pull of.

 

[maffam]

But... she isn't Italian. And I would think that an Italian accent would be very difficult for a Brazillian to pull of.

she speaks italian though. (along with english, portuguese and i think french as well)

 

[Zen]

...crossing my fingers this isn't true...they should have chosen Monica Bellucci. She would be a perfect fit for the character...

 

[seahorseinstripe]

i think giselle's gorgeous, but from all the models turn actress i saw on movies, i liked amber valetta in hitch the most!

 

[Annabel]

This makes me so sad...Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons aren't exactly great literature, but they could have been made into great movies with better casting (George Clooney instead of Tom Hanks, anyone?). I disagreed with their choice of Audrey Tatou in DVC - her impish cuteness (and I don't mean this as an insult - I love Audrey Tatou) just didn't fit in with the way her character was presented in the book, and the fact that they dumbed her character down severely didn't help. And even if Gisele does a good job in this movie, very few viewers are going to take her seriously.