Audrey Tautou is ready to make her American film debut. The French actress, starring in "A Very Long Engagement" and best known for playing the title role in "Amelie," is in negotiations to star opposite Tom Hanks in Columbia Pictures' "The Da Vinci Code." Ron Howard is directing the screen adaptation of the Dan Brown best seller.

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