Maybe Marvel heard about the Hanks story and thought he'd pack a punch as Vision too. Unfortunately, though, Vision couldn't punch the farts out of Thanos.McKellen – who turned 67 the day before the May 26 U.S.
It's crazy that he was told that his career was dead before he got Vision because he's had some great performances and can play such a great evil monk. And I need endless affirmation - I'm a neurotic actor."īettany has always been one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood, and Silas played a big part in his success. He liked that they both need affirmation. "With Silas is he wants an affirmation. Related: 10 Highest Grossing Movies Of Tom Hanks' Careerĭespite the backlash that the film received, Bettany was just glad to have been able to play a character he could relate to in some small way. I play a monk who murders people, but it's no more a comment on monks than it is on people who wear sandals. "Nobody seemed to get offended by Martin Scorsese's movie, no one seemed to get offended when Francis Coppola made a movie where he suggested that the mafia and the Vatican were in cahoots. "I think next to The Last Temptation of Christ it's Tonka Toys," he said. It was also surprising to him that The Da Vinci Code ended up being a film that caused such a stir in the religion. "I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man-hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. Related: Here's How Tom Hanks Made His $400 Million Fortune He felt strange about going into churches again because he'd only gone in them for funerals. And I enjoyed acting again - 'cos I hadn't for a couple of years."īettany was raised a Catholic but had lost touch with the church in his adult years. And I actually felt invigorated by the part. "But, anyway, Silas finishes off his portion of the story calling himself a ghost. I love the word portion! It sounds sort of lewd. And suddenly there's a purpose to who he is and how good he is at hurting people, and he becomes a sort of weapon for that man and then he ends up, his portion of the story becomes. Is saved by this bishop called Aringarosa who he in turn saves, and he calls him an angel.
He starts off his life, and he's called a ghost by his dad. "It's just having something meaty and complicated but sort of clear. "I had so much fun doing it," Bettany told The Guardian of playing Silas. Related: An Inside Look At Jennifer Connelly And 'MCU' Star Paul Bettany's Private Lifeīack in 2019, in an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Hanks revealed that during one of his and Bettany's fight scenes, he was punch so hard that the other actor actually punched a fart out of him. The plot was just as controversial in the real world as it was in the film and saw Hank's character, Robert Langdon, hurriedly traveling from cathedral to cathedral to find out the secrets of the Priory of Sion, and who murdered Jacques Saunière, a Louvre curator.ĭespite the serious nature of the film, there were scenes where the decibel level went higher than a whisper in church.or louder than a fart in church. The Da Vinci Code is as serious a film as mass itself. Silas Packed A Punch Hanks Wasn't Ready For Here's what Bettany has said about his time playing the sinner.
Despite often being in serious, life-or-death scenes as the monk, Bettany was able to find time to fool around on set with his co-stars. Bettany's co-star Tom Hanks often felt Silas' wrath almost a little too much.īut Bettany loved playing the iconic character and took on the role because he related to him. Silas versus Vision would be a sight to see.Īnyone who was trying to prove that Jesus had a son ended up on the receiving end of one of Silas' whopping fists. Let's just say the albino would probably have some choice words about Bettany's new character Vision returning from the dead (and how he somehow fathered twins as a synthezoid). He's played a couple of priests, a demon-fighting angel, and most memorably, the self-flagellating assassin monk, Silas in The Da Vinci Code. Paul Bettany has been in touch with God before.