Habemus papam. We have a new Pope, and his name is John Malkovich.
HBO released a new trailer for “The New Pope,” a.k.a. Season 2 of Paolo Sorrentino’s acclaimed series “The Young Pope” starring Malkovich and Jude Law. When we last left the Vatican, Law’s Pope Pius XIII collapsed after giving a homily at Basilica San Marco, causing him to fall into a coma.
With Pius out of commission, the Church must select a new pope, and the man chosen is Cardinal John Brannox, played by Malkovich. Taking the name of John Paul III, this new pope is far flashier and publicity driven than Pius XIII, arguing that growing his public image is “not vanity… it’s necessity.”