Al Pacino Meets Pope Leo XIV At The Vatican 

Veteran actor Al Pacino met the newly elected pontiff, Leo XIV, on the Vatican on Monday. 

Pacino met the Pope alongside Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer behind Maserati: The Brothers, a biopic on Italy’s legendary Maserati household that stars Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, and Andy Garcia. 

Iervolino described the assembly as a second of “profound non secular 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 frequent good” in assertion.

Iervolino continued: “These values, which Pope Leo XIV has constantly 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.”

Pope Leo XIV was elected final month. Whereas Pope Francis was the primary Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the primary Pontiff from the US of America. A naturalized Peruvian as of 2015, Leo XIV can be the primary member of the Augustinian Order, which he led for a number of years, to be Pope.

Earlier this month, we introduced that Magenta Gentle Studios has acquired U.S. rights to Maserati: The Brothers. The plan is for the film to hit greater than 2,000 screens within the U.S. and Canada and greater than 450 throughout Italy and Spain.

Maserati: The Brothers follows the outstanding legacy of the Maserati household, automotive pioneers who helped form the luxurious sports activities automobile trade. Information of the distribution deal comes following the latest addition to the solid of The Godfather‘s Al Pacino, who will play Vincenzo Vaccaro, a key early investor and supporter of the Maserati dynasty.

See extra photographs from the assembly under.