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Conclave author reveals Ralph Fiennes was third choice for lead role in Oscar nominated film - behind two other A-list Hollywood actors
Negotiations with both actors' representative broke down, opening the way for 62-year-old Fiennes.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time But after the initial clamour, the executives decided to hold back the film’s release – which turned out to be fortuitous as it ended up in cinemas just before the real Vatican conclave to select Pope Francis’s successor. Conclave, which also starred Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini, was nominated for eight Academy Awards, but secured only the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for Peter Straughan’s script.
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