Pope Leo XIV holds an viewers with Al Pacino

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Al Pacino and movie producer Andrea Iervolino met with Pope Leo XIV on the Vatican, Iervolino shared on his Instagram web page Monday.

Iervolino, who’s the producer of the upcoming movie “Maserati: The Brothers,” through which Pacino seems, posted images on his Instagram web page exhibiting himself and Pacino assembly with the brand new Pontiff in Vatican Metropolis.

In a press release to Selection, Iervolino mentioned that they’re “honored to announce that this morning His Holiness Pope Leo XIV acquired in a personal viewers on the Holy See a delegation from the movie ‘Maserati: The Brothers.’”

“The assembly was a second of profound religious and cultural inspiration, centered round shared values that lie on the coronary heart of each the Catholic Church and the movie: household unity, love, compassion and the significance of contributing to the widespread good,” the assertion continued. “These values, which Pope Leo XIV has persistently emphasised in his latest messages to the world, resonate deeply with the story of the Maserati brothers: a household whose legacy was constructed not solely on innovation and excellence however on profound mutual respect, solidarity and a shared imaginative and prescient.”

The “Godfather” star is reportedly set to play Vincenzo Vaccaro, a businessman who invested within the Maserati household’s firm in its early days. Maserati is an Italy-based luxurious automobile firm.

Jessica Alba, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Michele Morrone, amongst others, spherical out the forged of the Bobby Moresco-directed movie, which is filming in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV made historical past when he was elected as the primary American pope final month following the dying of Pope Francis. The 69-year-old from Chicago, a former Cardinal named Robert Prevost grew to become the 267th pope on Could 8.