The new Pope is... Jude Law. Well, at least in the new HBO miniseries The Young Pope, in which the British star plays the fictional Pope Pius XIII, who is the complete opposite of the supreme head of the Catholic Church. There was no white smoke, but the first trailer was released. Among other things, the new pope is a passionate smoker and declares himself to be God. The miniseries, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival, is directed by Paolo Sorrentino (Infinite Beauty, Youth), and will consist of 10 parts.
The Young Pope is a new television network miniseries HBO with Jude Law in the lead role. A Brit plays a young man Pope Pius XIII. or Lenny Belard, the first American to head the Catholic Church and also the youngest pope in history. The series is signed by an Oscar winner Paolo Sorrentino.
"I am without sin," Law declares as a young and ambitious American pope in the confessional. "I'm full of contradictions. I am God.” His “modesty” will be for him in the Vatican corridors, through which they flow intrigue and scheming, how come it came in handy. In the trailer, we see the young pope, full of dark secrets, on the first day after assuming the papal crown.
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In the miniseries, the top cast is rounded off Diane Keaton (she plays Mary, an American sister living in the Vatican, who helped Belard to the position), James Cromwell (as Cardinal Spencer and Lenny's mentor) and Silvio Orlando (Cardinal Voiello, General Secretary). The miniseries will premiere on HBO October 21, 2016.
Highlights from the miniseries The Young Pope:
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