By Eric J. Lyman
TAORMINA, Italy (Hollywood Reporter) - The Vatican said
Wednesday that it is working on a set of guidelines for what it
considers "good cinema."
The move comes two days after the Vatican told producers of
"Angels & Demons" that their follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code"
doesn't qualify.
The Vatican on Monday barred Sony Pictures' "Angels &
Demons" from shooting inside any of Rome's churches. On
Wednesday, the film crew said it will move a bit further south
and shoot the church scenes for the film inside the former
royal palace in Caserta, outside Naples, a secular building.
Priest Marco Fibbi, a spokesman for the Diocese of Rome,
said Wednesday that the church was working on a set of
guidelines that will determine whether a film contains the
"proper" religious sentiment.
The Church staunchly opposed "The Da Vinci Code," the 2006
adaptation of the Dan Brown best-seller. "Angels & Demons,"
also based on one of Brown's novels, is entirely set in Rome.
As with its predecessor, "Angels & Demons" stars Tom Hanks and
is being directed by Ron Howard.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
