[Bridget Campos](/columnists/Bridget+Campos)  
3/21/2009

Several Church officials have expressed disapproval of the religiously controversial film.

According to Reuters, the Vatican's official newspaper ran a story on Friday that expressed that the Church "cannot approve" of such a problematic film. The film, *Angels & Demons*, is a follow-up to the big-budget film, *The Da Vinci Code*. Both films were directed by Ron Howard.  
  
Meanwhile, the Turin daily, *La Stampa*, stated that the Vatican is planning to boycott the film, but worries that this might cause a "boomerang effect" that could encourage people to see the film, and in turn make it become more popular.  
  
A similar boycott happened in 2006 when *The Da Vinci Code* had been released in theaters. However, the film, which is based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, was still successful in the box office, earning an estimated $760 million worldwide.  
  
*Angels & Demons* will open worldwide on May 15.