One of the most anticipated releases of 2006 could end up being delayed. The DaVinci Code, based on the novel by Dan Brown, is set for a May 19th release, but due to a upcoming lawsuit it could end up indefinitely delayed or even stopped completely. A copyright claim filed in the London High Court states that co-authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, who wrote the book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" back in 1984, claim that Dan Brown had plagiarized their work and used the same structure and ideas from their book in the DaVinci Code. The suit is for 10 million dollars.
This is not the first suit to come up surrounding the book, many people have voiced their ideas about how much the book copies other existing texts and ideas. ut the suit is not for that much when you look at the overall estimated profit for this movie. The studio could just settle the claim and still release the movie without a single hiccup. But if the judge in the case does find a copyright violation had occurred, the movie could be with-held until all the legal matters are taken care of. This would be a major blow to the studio, as they have invested a lot into this movie and is sure to be a major blockbuster and Tom Hanks vehicle.
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