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.

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.

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.

The veteran filmmaker offered a behind-the-scenes anecdote of the filming of the 2006 movie While the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code was a suspenseful mystery, the making of the movie was, at times, more like a comedy.

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.

The movie "The Da Vinci Code" is a real thriller. But now director Ron Howard revealed at MegaCon in Orlando that the filming was more like a comedy.

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,