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March 24th, 2009

Vatican may call for Angels and Demons boycott

From The Guardian:

The Vatican looks likely to call for a boycott of Angels and Demons, the prequel to the blockbuster film adaptation of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.

Official Vatican newspaper Avvenire reported on Friday that it “cannot approve” of Ron Howard’s film, which is based on the eponymous book by Brown and opens worldwide on 15 May. The report prompted suspicions that the church is gearing up to call for a new boycott, after urging Catholics not to see the first film.

…except they are reputedly worried that a boycott could backfire and drive additional sales to the film. Full story here.


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