The Netflix original film The Pope has now cast Jonathan Pryce as the Argentinian Pope Francis.
Deadline is reporting that Pryce has been cast as Pope Francis in The Pope, with Anthony Hopkins in talks to costar as Pope Benedict in the film.
The Pope will explore Jorge Mario Bergoglio life as he prepares to follow in the footsteps of Pope Benedict.
Directed by Children of God‘s Fernando Meirelles, The Pope will be written by Anthony McCarten (the screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and this November’s Darkest Hour).