
When Tom Hanks found himself found with his pants in front of the legendary Mona Lisa painting during the filming The da Vinci codedirector Ron Howard Couldn’t help but laugh.
Howard, 70, remembered the funny story during one Happy days Reunion event in the Megacon in Orlando on Friday, February 7th, told the crowd: “All of our handle devices and camera equipment were in the Mona Lisa Room” of the Louvre in Paris.
“At some point we really hurried, we were behind the schedule. And Tom Hanks had no time to return to his changing room to change for the next scene ” People. “So I gave him some notes about what the next scene would be and he changed his pants in front of the Mona Lisa.”
The Filmmaker confessed He could not allow the funny moment to be unnoticed. “I said, ‘Wait a minute. This is a moment that we have to remember, “said Howard and revealed it from everyone Projects on which he worked on With Hanks – how Spray And Apollo 13 – This wardrobe change was one of the most unusual. (The couple worked a total of five projects, also on The da Vinci code Franchise continuations, Angel & demons And inferno.))
“We were under the water with the mermaid, we were with weightless Apollo 13And now you are without pants with the Mona Lisa “,” Howard remembered Tell Hanks, 68.
While the film is serious in sound and topics, Hanks who go without trousers in the famous art museum are not the only wild moment they shot. (The Mystery Movie focuses on Hanks ” Robert Langdon when he tries to solve a murder in the Louvre with clues in Da Vinci paintings.)
Paul Bettanywho played in the film Silas, told another funny anecdote, where Hanks was applied during a appearance in March 2021 The late late show with Stephen Colbert.
“I had to pack it and had to hit him in the stomach and it is very quiet on the set,” Bettany, 53, recalled very calmly. “It is always calmer when a stunt takes place because they are worried that someone is injured. So everyone listened and I hit him in my stomach and he really farted, very, very loud. “
The actor remembered that at that moment he was so surprised that he “didn’t know what the shape was” and what to do next.
“What do you do when The biggest film star fart in the world? “Bettany asked and unveiled:” I somehow looked at him. And he went: “What’s wrong with you? You just brought me to the fart! ‘”
Hanks also remembered the unpleasant shoot and told his version during an appearance The Graham Norton Show 2019.
“I was beaten up by Paul Bettany The da Vinci code” Hanks sharedNotes: “In film fights everyone treats it as if it were a real fight.”
He explained: “Paul came in and I met him and what had to happen was that he should fall against a desk, and then I landed on the floor. When I hit the floor, I farted. “