Now Ron Howard will never be as beloved as Jerry Lewis.
By Burbanked on Dec 30, 2005 in Movies | 893 views |
How very meta: Ron Howard’s upcoming film The DaVinci Code comes with its own built-in underlying scandal in which French President Jacques Chirac reportedly tried to influence pivotal casting decisions for the movie.
Among Chirac’s requests to Howard:
- Cast Sophie Marceau in the lead part
- Give costar Jean Reno a pay raise
- And above all, do NOT let Clint Howard appear in his cameo (as the script dictated) “wearing a wacky beret and looking unwashed”

















