Mona Lisa, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard

Why Tom Hanks ended up pantless in front of the Mona Lisa: ‘Wait a minute’
Tom Hanks is in a league of his own. The actor had an unusual experience at one of the most famous museums in the world when he ended up without pants in front of the Mona Lisa.
How did Tom Hanks end up pantless in front of Mona Lisa? 'The Da Vinci Code' director Ron Howard shares hilarious shooting details
Tom Hanks experienced an amusing wardrobe mishap while filming The Da Vinci Code at the Louvre Museum. Director Ron Howard recounted how the actor had to change his pants in front of the Mona Lisa. This incident adds to their list of unusual filming locations.
Ron Howard explains why Tom Hanks had to get 'pants-less with the Mona Lisa' for “The Da Vinci Code”
Howard says an unexpected time crunch led to the incident, which in some circles may be considered blasphemy. Ron Howard is offering a behind-the-scenes account of a scandalous chapter in the making of his 2006 film The Da Vinci Code.
Ron Howard recalls Tom Hanks going 'pants-less' in front of Mona Lisa
During a Happy Days reunion event held at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida over the weekend, the actor-director recounted to fans how the Hollywood icon ended up with no trousers on in front of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting in the Louvre Museum in Paris,
Why Tom Hanks Was Pantsless in Front of the Mona Lisa on 'Da Vinci Code'
Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images When Tom Hanks found himself with his pants down in front of the iconic Mona Lisa painting while filming The Da Vinci Code, director Ron Howard couldn't help but laugh.
No more roommates for Mona Lisa! Iconic painting to get own gallery at the Louvre — and Americans will help foot the bill
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre ...
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France plans $800 million makeover for the Louvre, Mona Lisa's overcrowded home
Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.
Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out
Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...
The ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Getting Its Own Private Room at the Louvre
The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.
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Imagining the Mona Lisa’s New Room
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‘Very poor condition’: Louvre in need of major upgrade, what could happen to ‘Mona Lisa?’
The leaked memo said the Louvre suffered from “proliferation of damage in museum spaces, some of which are in very poor ...