New
York
(ANI):
British
actress
Naomi
Watts
has
grabbed
a
role
in
the
“Da
Vinci
Code" prequel
'Angels
and
Demons"
while
the
project
has
gotten
delayed
till
February.
The
actress,
who
was
nominated
for
an
Oscar
for
her
role
in
'21
grams"
will
be
pairing
with
Tom
Hanks
in
the
film
adaptation
of
Dan
Brown"s
thrilling
novel.
"It's
been
put
off
at
least
until
February,"
the
New
York
Post
quoted
an
insider,
as
saying.
'Da
Vinci
Code"
director
Ron
Howard
will
be
directing
the
movie
whose
production
has
been
put
on
hold
due
to
the
writers' strike.
However,
it
has
been
promised
that
the
movie
will
get
made
and
the
release
date
of
spring
2009
will
remain
the
same.
Naomi
Watt"s
representative
could
not
be
contacted
for
comment.