Ian McKellen: I'm no Da Vinci Code fan

16-05-2006 11:30

Sir Ian McKellen isn't a fan of 'The Da Vinci Code' despite starring in the big screen version of the novel.The British actor - who plays Leigh Teabing in the Hollywood adaptation - also thinks he was miscast in the movie.He is quoted by website Comingsoon.net as saying: "The book is a bit short on character. The plot is what keeps you turning the page. You get to know more about the characters is what happens in some novels, but you get more about what they're interested in as well - the code, everything to do with Leonardo and Jesus and Mary. "And actually the description of my character - Leigh Teabing - makes me inappropriate casting. He's small and round and white haired and I think balding and a jolly man. I'm rather gaunt and narrow."