Director Ron Howard ("Opie") says "Don't Go See "The Da Vinci Code!"

Director Ron Howard had a suggestion Wednesday for people riled by the way Christian history is depicted in "The Da Vinci Code": If you suspect the movie will upset you, don't go see it.

Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's blockbuster was to open the Cannes Film Festival later Wednesday at a glitzy black-tie premiere. Beforehand, he answered questions about "Da Vinci" protests around the world _ and also in Cannes, where a Roman Catholic nun wearing a brown habit kneeled in prayer at the base of the red carpet.