Bruno Ganz to portray Pope in Showtime’s "Vatican" drama pilot March 16, 2013 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, best known for portraying Adolf Hitler in "Downfall", has landed a role in a drama pilot for Showtime titled "The Vatican". Ganz is cast to play soft-spoken, fictional Pope Sixtus VI, who is described as "an unassuming and introspective caretaker of the Church, who struggles with his own legacy, and how history will judge his papacy," AceShowbiz said. Ganz, who takes on the role two days after the the election of real new Pope Francis I, joins the cast that includes Kyle Chandler as progressive New York Cardinal Thomas Duffy and Anna Friel as Duffy's very secular, hard-living younger sister. The pilot also casts Matthew Goode as Papal Secretary Bernd Koch, Sebastian Koch as Cardinal Marco Malerba and Ewen Bremner as Monsignor Alberico Iemma. "The Vatican", penned by "House M.D." writer Paul Attanasio, is a drama about spirituality, power and politics set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic Church. "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott will direct the TV pilot, marking the first time he takes charge of a TV pilot. Attanasio, Scott and "The Good Wife" executive producer David Zucker will serve as the executive producers of the pilot. The production will begin in April.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
