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Fans have loved Tom Hanks’ body of work over the years, and he has won several accolades for his incredible performances. The 90s was a seminal decade for the actor where he did some of his best films, includingSaving Private Ryan, Green Mile, Philadelphia, andForrest Gump.He won back-to-back Oscars for the latter two.
Outside of brilliant character drams, Hanks also starred in several studio blockbusters such asAngels & Demons, Inferno, andThe Da Vinci Code. The films were a part of the Robert Langdon trilogy that the actor did with Ron Howard. While the latter was a big commercial success, it received a scathing reaction from audiences when it premiered at Cannes.
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Throughout the years, Tom Hanks has worked with some of the greatest directors in the industry including Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Nora Ephron, and Ron Howard. Hanks worked on five films with the latter includingThe Da Vinci Code. The film was the first film in theRobert Langdon trilogyand was based on Dan Brown’s 2003 book of the same name.
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The film chronicles the efforts of symbologist Robert Langdon played by Hanks, who tries to uncover the circumstances behind a murder where he is billed as a prime suspect by the police. The film premiered at Cannes before its theatrical release. While the team behind the film expected great reactions, the audiences detested it and did not pull back with their reactions.
Critic Peter Bradshaw describes the audience’s reaction at Cannes to be“a storm of incredulous laughter and the owl-looking hooting that French audiences use to expression derision”(viaIndiewire).It was an absolute nightmare and no one expected this level of negative reaction at a prestigious festival like Cannes. The team may have expected the worst for its theatrical prospects as it received a dismal 25% rating onRotten Tomatoes.
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Fortunately,The Da Vinci Codewas a big commercial hit when it was released in theatres, grossing $760 million against a $125 million budget (viaBox Office Mojo). The success of the film spawned two sequelsAngels & DemonsandInfernowhich failed to level up to the box office earnings of the first film.
Tom Hanks Dubbed The Robert Langdon Trilogy As Hooey And A Commercial Enterprise
In his career,Tom Hankshas only been a part of one franchise which he made with Ron Howard. The Robert Langdon franchise includedThe Da Vinci Code,Angels & Demons,andInferno. The franchise saw diminishing returns with each film but in total earned almost $1.5 billion at the box office (viaIndiewire). In an interview withThe New York Times, Hanks did not have nice things to say about the franchise.
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TheForrest Gumpstar revealed that while he is not against big-budget films as long as they make good money, he realized that the Robert Langdon franchise was not working by the time they didInferno. He described the franchise as hooey and a bunch of delightful diversions that were built as commercial vehicles. Hanks said,
There’s nothing wrong with good commerce, provided it is good commerce. By the time we made the third [film, Inferno], we proved that it wasn’t such good commerce. God, that was a commercial enterprise. Yeah, those Robert Langdon sequels are hooey. ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was hooey. Those are delightful scavenger hunts that are about as accurate to history as the James Bond movies are to espionage…All we were doing is promising a diversion.
As of 2024, Hanks is set to reunite with hisForrest Gumpcrew Robin Wright and Robert Zemeckis for the dramaHere,hitting theatres on August 03, 2025.He will also reunite with Wes Anderson afterAsteroid Cityfor the adventure filmThe Phoenician Scheme.
Fans can watchThe Da Vinci Codeon Hulu/ Apple TV+.
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Rahul Thokchom is a senior content writer at Fandomwire who is passionate about covering the world of pop culture and entertainment. He has a Masters Degree in English that contributes to the richness and creativity in his works.
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