The Pope (film)

The Pope is an upcoming film directed by Fernando Meirelles from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten. It stars Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins.

Cast

 * Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis
 * Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI
 * Sidney Cole as Cardinal Turkson
 * Lisandro Fiks as Father Jalics

Production
On September 6, 2017, it was reported that Netflix would produce the film The Pope, directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Anthony McCarten. Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins would play Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI, respectively. Filming was set to begin that November in Argentina. As of April 8, 2018, The Pope had begun filming in Rome.