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Prepárense para el atraco del año. Netflix ha reunido a tres grandísimas estrellas para su próxima superproducción: Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson y Daisy Edgar-Jones. Ellos encabezarán el reparto de la película Here Comes the Flood que, desde ya, se perfila como uno de los títulos más esperados de la plataforma.

Dirigida por Fernando Meirelles y escrita por Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Here Comes the Flood no será otra heist movie al uso. Al parecer, promete ser un thriller de atracos poco convencional sobre un guardia de seguridad de banco, un cajero bancario y un ladrón maestro en un juego mortal de estafas y traiciones. También se ha dicho que el relato se contará de forma no lineal.

Por el momento, el gigante de streaming no ha revelado quién interpretará a quién, y se espera que en las...

Veteran actor Jonathan Pryce received his first Oscar nomination for "The Two Popes." Let's take a look back at Pryce's varied career in our photo gallery of his top 12 film roles, ranked worst to best.

Pryce is no stranger to awards. In addition to his Oscar nomination, he received Golden Globe and BAFTA bids for his leading performance as Pope Francis in "The Two Popes." He earned an additional Globe nomination for "Barbarians at the Gate" (Best TV Supporting Actor in 1993) and another BAFTA nom as Best Actor for "Carrington" (1995). His stage turns have brought him two Tony wins: one as Best Featured Actor in a Play for his 1977 Broadway debut in "Comedians," and another in 1991 as Best Actor in a Musical for "Miss Saigon." On the small screen, he's reaped Emmy noms as Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor for "Barbarians" and "Cranford" (2010), as well as a SAG Ensemble...

Stephen J. Cannell created or co-created a whole lot of popular TV shows, including The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Renegade, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, and The Commish. Somewhere in the mix was the crime drama series Wiseguy, which Cannell co-created with Frank Lupo. That show aired on CBS for a total of 75 episodes over four seasons, running from 1987 to the end of 1990… and industry scooper Jeff Sneider of TheInSneider.com hears that it’s getting a feature film revival, with Jonathan Banks (who is best known these days for playing hitman and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut on Breaking Bad) on board to reprise his role from the original series!

Sneider’s sources inform him that The Pope’s Exorcist producers Sophie Cassidy and Jeff Katz are joining forces with Stephen J. Cannell Productions to bring the Wiseguy movie to the screen. In case you need a refresher, the...

On Monday May 19 2025, Travel broadcasts Mysteries of the Unknown!

The Pope Stone, Chaplin Time Traveler and Maine Sea Serpent Season 9 Episode 9 Episode Summary

In the upcoming episode of “Mysteries of the Unknown,” titled “The Pope Stone, Chaplin Time Traveler and Maine Sea Serpent,” Don Wildman takes viewers on an intriguing journey through history’s most puzzling artifacts. This episode promises to blend history, mystery, and a touch of the supernatural, as Don seeks answers to questions that have long puzzled historians and enthusiasts alike.

The episode will explore the mysterious Pope Stone, an artifact that has sparked debates among scholars regarding its origins and significance. Don will delve into its history, examining what it reveals about the past and its connection to powerful figures. Viewers can expect to learn about the intriguing stories surrounding this stone and its role in history.

Next, the episode will introduce the concept of a Chaplin time traveler.

Back in 2020, it was big news in film circles when Netflix picked up the original script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Simon Kinberg for Here Comes The Flood in an undisclosed seven-figure deal. Then, the agreement for this not-so-conventional heist movie seems to have fallen into the shadows, with the early possibility that Jason Bateman will direct an iteration that will never occur.

Five years on, and the whole project is back on track, with the directing duties, production team, and principal cast officially announced. Here Comes The Flood, based on Kingberg’s screenplay, will have a strong cast featuring Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones in key roles.

Oscar-nominated Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles takes on directing duties, and Samson Mucke is executive producer. The production is yet to start, so no trailers or release date are available.

What is Here Comes The Flood going to be about?

So far, the plot details are pretty sketchy,...

This is a film about Russia, set in Russia, and made by a filmmaker educated there, yet it was produced by France, Germany, the Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, and Lithuania. And that is very apparent with the mass of production vanity plates prior to an opening shot.

“Two Prosecutors”’ director Sergei Loznitsa claims Ukraine as the closest element of his post-Soviet heritage, and resides in Berlin, but he has all the attributes of a dissident filmmaker, criticizing and scrutinizing something he intimately knows. It would be nice to see Russian-produced films made under a culture of free expression, but our relative compensation are programmes and films with English dialogue like “Chernobyl” and “Doctor Zhivago”, numerous bad ones with worse accents, and also “Two Prosecutors”, shot in Latvia, but authentic as anything.

Loznitsa made arguably his best film to date with the astonishingly prescient “Donbass” in 2018; the pandemic and his extraordinary jones...

Exclusive: Aisling Walsh’s upcoming bio-pic Lucia, starring Maya Hawke as the titular Lucia Joyce, has sold into two major European territories within hours of being announced by sales company The Veterans.

Arp Sélection, which is in Cannes with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, has acquired French rights, while Vertigo Films has taken Spain. Its Cannes titles this year include Exit 8 and Young Mothers.

Walsh’s psychological drama biopic Lucia, stars Hawke as the troubled figure of Lucia Joyce opposite Rhys Ifans as her father, the celebrated Irish writer James Joyce.

Born in Trieste in 1907, as the second child of Ulysses writer Joyce and Nora Barnacle (later Nora Joyce), Lucia Joyce spent her early childhood in the cosmopolitan port city as well as Zurich, before the family moved to Paris in 1920, where she pursued her dream of becoming a dancer.

With a screenplay written by Michael Kinirons, the film...

Three of Hollywood's biggest stars are joining forces for a new Netflix heist movie from director Fernando Meirelles.

Per Variety, Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star in Here Comes the Flood, a new heist film for Netflix. Meirelles directs from a script written by Simon Kinberg. Meirelles is fresh off directing episodes of the Apple TV+ original series Sugar, which was recently renewed for a second season. Meirelles is an Oscar-nominated director best known for films such as City of God and The Two Popes. Meirelles will also produce Here Comes the Flood alongside Kinberg and Audrey Chon. Samson Mucke serves as executive producer.

Per the official logline, Here Comes the Flood is an "unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses." There is currently no release window for the film,...

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones have been recruited for a risky job.

The Training Day, Tenet, and Twisters stars will lead the forthcoming movie Here Comes the Flood. Directed by Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and written by Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), the thriller promises to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Here’s everything you need to know about the movie before it starts streaming.

Here Comes the Flood is an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Tudum will keep you updated as more cast members are announced.

Meirelles will produce the movie alongside Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films. Samson Mucke will serve as an executive producer.

Check out our curated list of other heist movies and TV shows you can watch on...

Robert Pattinson and Denzel Washington are now set to star in their first movie together. Pattinson got his start in young adult franchise movies, first playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and then taking the role of Edward Cullen in the massively popular Twilight franchise. After the conclusion of Twilight, he has starred in other blockbusters like 2022's The Batman, but he has also worked in smaller projects with a number of notable directors and co-stars including The Lighthouse (opposite Willem Dafoe), The King (opposite Timothée Chalamet), and High Life (opposite Juliette Binoche).

His newest co-star would certainly count among those notable names. There have been a great number of both critically and commercially successful Denzel Washington movies. In addition to blockbusters such as the Equalizer trilogy, Unstoppable, Safe House, and American Gangster helping push his filmography's cumulative worldwide box office haul past $4.9 billion, the...

It seems like nowadays, no studio on the planet can pull off the kind of star teaming Netflix can – at least not on original fare. As far as dream duos go, they don’t get much better than Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson, who the streamer has signed to co-star in their upcoming heist flick, Here Comes the Flood. The movie, which is set to be directed by Fernando Meirelles, is written by Simon Kinberg, and is described by Deadline as “is described as an unconventional heist flick about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.” Daisy Edgar-Jones, a rising star herself, is set to co-star in one of the main roles. No news yet on who plays who.

All three stars have had jam-packed schedules as of late, with Denzel coming off of Gladiator 2, plus his Spike Lee Joint,...

Netflix has assembled an exciting cast for a heist thriller from “City of God” and “The Two Popes” director Fernando Meirelles. Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones will all star in “Here Comes the Flood” for the streaming service.

Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria announced the news during the streamer’s Upfronts presentation on Wednesday. The film hails from writer Simon Kinberg, who is also producing the film alongside Audrey Chon for his Genre Films banner, as is Meirelles. Samson Mucke is executive producing.

“Here Comes the Flood” is an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Kinberg’s script dates as far back as 2020, when Netflix first won the spec script from Kinberg and later when Jason Bateman was in talks to direct the film. Now though, Pattinson has just closed his deal to star.

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to lead heist film “Here Comes the Flood” at Netflix. The feature directed by Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles tells the story of a bank guard plotting with a master thief to steal, the rise and fall of his relationship with a bank teller and a series of twists that unveil the con game at the center of it all.

The project was announced during Netflix’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday. Simon Kinberg (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”) penned the script for “Here Comes the Flood.” Producers include Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films and Meirelles. Samson Mucke serves as executive producer. According to Netflix’s official logline, “Here Comes the Flood” is an “unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.”

Washington will next appear in...

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in Here Comes the Flood, a Simon Kinberg-penned crime thriller that Fernando Meirelles will direct for Netflix.

Meirelles is also producing the feature with Oscar nominee Kinberg and Audrey Chon, the latter two via their Genre Films banner.

Netflix picked up the original screenplay in 2020, making a splashy seven-figure deal to win a heated spec script auction. It was a markedly different era, with the streaming wars in full swing and the streamer’s film unit being run by Scott Stuber, who always had Netflix’s wallet open. Still, the project survived (at one point Jason Bateman was in talks to direct an iteration but a deal never took), and now five years later has attracted top-shelf talent.

Logline details are being kept in the dark, but Flood is being described as an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard,...

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star in Here Comes the Flood, a new Netflix heist film from Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind the streamer’s lauded drama The Two Popes.

The news emerged from Netflix’s Upfront presentation on Wednesday.

Written by Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), the film is described as an unconventional heist flick about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Kinberg and Audrey Chon will produce for Genre Films, alongside Meirelles, with Samson Mucke exec producing.

Related: Deadline’s Complete Coverage Of The 2025 Netflix Upfront

Coming off of lauded turns in Gladiator II and The Tragedy of Macbeth, Washington will next be seen leading Spike Lee’s crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest, based on Akira Kurosawa’s classic High and Low, which A24 releases in August, ahead of the...

Netflix announced five new series and two films as part of its 2025 advertiser upfronts presentation in New York on Wednesday, including a new untitled series from Dan Levy.

On the scripted series side, Netflix announced three new titles, perhaps the most anticipated of which is a new show from “Schitt’s Creek” creator and star Levy and “Bottoms” star Rachel Sennott. Described as a family crime comedy, the eight-episode series is set to go into production in 2025. The show follows two “deeply incapable siblings” who are blackmailed into entering into a life of organized crime, a logline reads. Taylor Ortega will star in the series as will Laurie Metcalf.

“I’m so excited to be bringing this truly chaotic family story to life with Netflix. Thrilled with the team we’re building both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Taylor Ortega is going to become a household name...

Ben Stiller's dark comedy, which made over $128 million at the box office, has landed on Netflix's global chart 18 years after its release. Stiller has been a consistent comedic presence since the 1990s, starting with his sketch comedy series, The Ben Stiller Show. He went on to make guest appearances in television shows like Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, and Extras, the last of which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

After beginning his career in television, Stiller transitioned to film and starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including romantic comedies like There's Something About Mary and Along Came Polly, and more absurdist and satirical style comedies such as Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and Tropic Thunder. Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has shifted back to television, directing episodes of Severance and other shows. However, many of Stiller's...

Among the biggest stars of his generation, Russell Crowe seems to be content doing things his own way now. He hasn't headlined a tentpole in quite some time, but he's sneakily been having a ball with B-movies such as Unhinged and The Pope's Exorcist. His fans must've been somewhat disappointed by his absence in Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator II, a sequel to the classic original, which won Crowe a Best Actor Academy Award. But they seem to be satisfying their Crowe cravings by tuning into his final collaboration with Scott, the 2010 film Robin Hood, which is climbing up the streaming charts on Max.

According to FlixPatrol, the movie has been doing consistently well on Max this month, accumulating a total of 373 points. It found spots on the top 10 charts twice in a row. Positioned as a gritty reboot of the oft-adapted legend — it was released in the wake...

You know what movie fans love doing? They love demanding more original movies yet failing to show up to auditoriums whenever those original movies do release. Why is Heart Eyes, the freshest slasher this side of Scream released in years, sitting at a worldwide gross of just $32 million? How did Cuckoo, a “bold, stylish, exquisitely fun” Neon release, only manage $6.7 million? M3GAN 2.0 is gonna make bank, I guarantee it, and I guess that’s just the world we live in. Not that I’m begrudging that loveable little robot her acclaim, but I’d love to see more original titles cross that threshold into uber-profitability. After all, the more original horror performs well, the more original horror we get.

I’m not really that mad. To each their own, but you’ll forgive me for getting in my feelings. After all, this past weekend, I watched arguably the greatest monster movie released this century.

Conclave has become one of the most important movies post the Oscars race, after the subject matter of the film is currently happening in real life. Pope Francis, the former sovereign of the Vatican City, passed away on April 21, 2025. A papal conclave has gathered at the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pope, and believers across the world await to see the white smoke from the chapel.

The Ralph Fiennes-led film was already a popular watch after the Pope’s death. However, the latest reports coming from the Vatican are too bizarre to be true. The reports suggest that the cardinals gathered to choose the new Pope are watching Edward Berger’s film to get a better idea of the proceedings.

Conclave streaming details: Cardinals are reportedly watching it to elect the next Pope Ralph Fiennes in a still from Edward Berger’s Conclave | Credits: Focus Features

Conclave follows Ralph Fiennes’ Cardinal Thomas Lawrence,...

New York’s Catholic leaders have denounced President Donald Trump for his artificial intelligence-generated image of himself as the pope, reflecting public outcry about the insensitivity of sharing such a photo in the wake of Pope Francis’ death.

“There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President,” the official Nys Catholic Conference, which represents the public policy voice of the state’s bishops, wrote on X. “We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us.”

The image depicts Trump — who is not Catholic — seated on an gilded chair, dressed in white papal vestments and headdress, with one finger raised, in a gesture that evokes Christ and other religious figures’ hand symbols in Christian iconography. Saturday Night Live‘s Colin Jost addressed the image’s gesture, joking that it...

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Julius Avery's goofy-ass demonic thriller "The Pope's Exorcist" was released in April of 2023, but I think it knows in its heart that it's a January movie. "The Pope's Exorcist" is about Father Gabriele Amorth, a real-life priest who worked as a specialized exorcist for the Diocese of Rome, the district that the Pope himself oversees. Amorth was one of the founding members of the International Association of Exorcists, a very real enclave of some 900 priests who specialize in demonic possession. Amorth wrote two memoirs based on his experiences as an exorcist ("An Exorcist Tells His Story" and "An Exorcist: More Stories"), and the writers of "The Pope's Exorcist" extrapolated them into a very, very loose film adaptation. 

Russell Crowe, trying on a very thick Italian accent, plays Amorth, and the film details a specific demonic possession he encountered in...

Following Pope Francis' death, several religious films entered the charts. One of them was the biographical drama The Two Popes.

The Netflix original movie premiered at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival on Aug. 31. The movie is predominantly set in Vatican City following the Vatican leaks scandal and follows Pope Benedict XVI's attempts to convince Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the late Pope Francis, to reconsider his decision to resign as he was considering abdicating. Following Pope Francis' death on Easter Monday,The Two Popes became a success again on Netflix, per Tudum.

For the week between Apr. 21 and 27, The Two Popes entered the charts and was in seventh place globally. The movie received 3.2 million views and had 6.8 million hours viewed. The biographical drama was in the Top 10 in 27 countries across Central and South America and Europe. According to Netflix,The Two Popes saw viewing increase by more than 30 times.

The Two Popes...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the audiences are looking for films about popes and the Catholic Church to find some refuge. While last year’s Academy Award-nominated movie Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes is among the top choice for fans as the film recently debuted on streaming, there’s another film that is too close to reality that now has fans’ attention. Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pyrce gave a top-notch performance in The Two Popes, which is garnering eyeballs on Netflix.

As per Tudum, the Oscar-nominated movie is on #7 worldwide on its top 10 list. The feature has garnered 3.2M views in the past week, garnering eyeballs worldwide. The film has an 88 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating owing to its impeccable performances and an absorbing plot. The movie, directed by Fernando Meirelles from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Pyrce.

What’s ‘The Two Popes’ About?...

You. Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 503 of You. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025 Netflix’s week of April 21st had some fascinating changes in the streaming scene, with well-known faves bidding farewell and new releases creating a significant splash. Goodbye, Joe Goldberg: It seems everyone was ready to bid adieu (for now?) to the captivatingly creepy Joe Goldberg. The final season of You landed at the No. 1 spot on the English TV list with a strong 10.1 million views. The obsession is real, with the show amassing over half a billion views across its five seasons! This farewell even spurred a nostalgic rewatch, with Season 1 re-entering the Top 10 for the first time in over a year. It’s the kind of goodbye that feels more like “see you later,” isn’t it? Havoc Wreaks Havoc: Over on the English film list, Havoc stormed in at No. 1 with a massive 29.8 million views.

Pope Francis died on April 21, one day before Conclave came to Amazon Prime Video (and a few weeks after it left Peacock). But there was another pope-themed film available for streaming subscribers — and it took off on Netflix.

The Two Popes, a 2019 Oscar-winning film about the relationship between Francis (Jonathan Pryce) and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins), returned to Netflix’s top 10. Its viewership increased by more than 30x the prior week, Netflix said, when Pope Francis was ailing but still alive.

From April 21-27, The Two Popes reached the Netflix top 10 in 27 countries, racking up 3.2 million global views.

That view tally was good enough for eighth place last week among all English-language movies on Netflix. Tom Hardy’s Havoc topped the list with 29.8 million views in just its first three days of availability, nearly tripling TV’s top performer, the premiere of You season five (10.1 million views...

Even as Edward Berger's Oscar-winning hit Conclave continues to rule streaming charts, albeit under unfortunate circumstances, another movie set against the backdrop of the ancient Catholic ritual is climbing up the rankings. The movie in question made nearly five times as much at the box office than Conclave back in 2009, but was hardly as acclaimed. It featured a genuine A-lister in the lead role, but remains largely forgotten. At best, it can claim to have cultivated a cult following. The movie is Angels & Demons, the sequel to 2006's blockbuster The Da Vinci Code.

Both films were headlined by Tom Hanks, directed by Ron Howard, and based on best-selling thrillers written by Dan Brown. Angels & Demons saw Hanks' Professor Robert Langdon being summoned to the Vatican in the immediate aftermath of the Pope's death. He is told that four Cardinals have been kidnapped by a man claiming to...

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Netflix Unpacks Apac

Singing from the same Kim sheet: Sara Merican headed to Tokyo this week for a Netflix Asia Pacific showcase event, which brought together many of the streamer’s key players from the region. Amid the manga and k-drama deluge, she sat down with Minyoung Kim, Netflix’s VP of Content for Apac to discuss everything from the streamer’s multi-billion-dollar program and movie investment in Korea to how she hopes zombie films from Indonesia and Thailand will land later this year. She even got into talking about the chance of live sports coming out of Apac (spoiler: not likely). An interesting nugget was the disclosure that Netflix is potentially on track to spend even more...

Watch out Knives Out 3! Another Netflix murder mystery film, The Thursday Murder Club, is in the works from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Netflix, based on a book by BBC game show host and British TV presenter Richard Osman.

The cast was stacked from the start, and production on the film was set to start in June of 2024. Osman confirmed the news of the film’s development on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment in April 2024.

Read on for everything we know about The Thursday Murder Club movie:

When does The Thursday Murder Club movie come out?

The film will arrive August 28 on Netflix.

Is The Thursday Murder Club in production?

Production ran from June to September 2024.

What is The Thursday Murder Club about?

Based on the novel by Osman, the story traces a group of old friends who solve murders for fun at their retirement home only to...

The religious conclave of Cardinals to elect the new pope shown in last year’s Conclave, is one of the best speculative historical fictions. Though the steps for the election have been common knowledge, it is still one of the most secretive processes in the world. What happens inside those doors has been everyone’s curiosity, as the Cardinals are sworn to secrecy.

However, a religious scholar believes that the Ralph Fiennes movie is more accurate than one would imagine. The film shows a lot of drama between Cardinals, who campaign for different candidates, only for a completely new candidate, Cardinal Benitez, to be appointed Pope. It is also revealed that Benitez is intersex, which he only got to know much later in life.

Conclave’s final twist is entirely possible, though not probable, according to a religious scholar Ralph Fiennes in Conclave | Credits: Focus Features

The Ralph Fiennes and...

We’re not blowing smoke: Two movies about the Catholic Church have had surging viewership online following the death of Pope Francis April 21 due to complications from a stroke.

The very premise of “Conclave” is now happening once more for the Church. After Francis’s death, the selection process for the next pope is about to begin; the pontiff nominations were fictionalized in Edward Berger’s Oscar-nominated 2024 film starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci.

In turn, viewership of “Conclave” increased by 283 percent on Monday, according to Luminate from Variety. “Conclave” is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and can be purchased on various PVOD platforms. “Conclave” had 1.8 million minutes viewed on April 20, and as of April 22, it went to 6.9 million minutes viewed. The runtime for the feature is 120 minutes.

And “Conclave” was not the only Pope-centric viewing being binged: Netflix’s 2019 drama “The Two Popes” had a 417 percent viewership...

Celebrities and political leaders around the world expressed their condolences over the death of Pope Francis on April 21. The Pope died from complications due to a stroke after Easter Sunday. He was reportedly under treatment for quite some time. His funeral is set to take place on Saturday, with the papal conclave taking place soon after.

The death of the Pope has reportedly resulted in an increase in viewership for two related films. The first is Netflix’s The Two Popes, which has Pope Francis as a central character, played by Jonathan Pryce. The second is the recent awards season sensation and the winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar, Conclave.

Ralph Fiennes’ Conclave gets a huge rise in viewership after Pope Francis’ death Ralph Fiennes in Conclave | Credits: Focus Features

Ralph Fiennes’ Oscar-nominated performance as Cardinal Thomas in Conclave received rave reviews last year, along with Edward Berger’s...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, two films centered on papal leadership saw sharp increases in U.S. streaming activity, according to data from entertainment metrics firm Luminate. The movies—Conclave, a dramatized account of a fictional papal election, and The Two Popes, a Netflix biographical drama—both experienced significant viewership gains between April 20 and 21.

Conclave, directed by Edward Berger and distributed by Focus Features, recorded a 283% increase in streaming minutes. Viewers in the U.S. logged 1.8 million minutes watched on April 20 and 6.9 million minutes on April 21. The film, based on a novel by Robert Harris, focuses on the election process that takes place after a pope’s death, with Ralph Fiennes portraying a key cardinal involved in the selection.

The film was recognized during awards season, winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Financed by FilmNation, Conclave earned more than $115 million globally on a production budget of $20 million.

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, those at home tuned in significantly to two papal movies: Focus Features’ Oscar winner Conclave and Netflix’s three-time Oscar-nominated The Two Popes.

Luminate data reports an increase in U.S. streaming viewership for Conclave on all platforms between April 20-21, of 283%, with 1.8 million minutes watched and 6.9M minutes watched on each day. The Edward Berger-directed movie is a fictional account of the election process after a Pope dies, with Ralph Fiennes playing a key cardinal in the mix.

The movie won an Oscar this year for Peter Straughn’s Adapted Screenplay. The movie, financed by FilmNation and distributed stateside by Focus, was also a huge title around the world earning more than $115M on a $20M production cost.

Some comps on Conclave‘s viewership per Luminate: The movie had daily viewership of 1.7M minutes watched in the U.S. during...

Mel Gibson's Jesus movie, The Passion of the Christ, has been drowning in controversy since the project was announced. Aside from a stunning box office run and multiple award nods, the movie has just become a hit on Netflix 21 years later.

With a sequel on the way over two decades later, The Passion of the Christ's success on streaming was not coincidental. Movies following the life of Jesus Christ were a big hit over the Easter weekend, as expected. Per Tudum, The Passion of the Christ was one of the big hits of the week.

The Mel Gibson-directed film just debuted on Netflix and, for the week between Apr. 16 and 22, it reached the second place spot in the global non-English charts. The movie received 8.5 million views and 17.1 million hours viewed. Although it didn't manage to top the charts, its run 21 years later is still highly impressive.

The Passion...

The death of Pope Francis on April 21 resulted in an increase of people watching the 2024 film “Conclave” from home. The movie is available on various PVOD platforms and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video at no extra cost to subscribers. The drama film revolves around the selection of a new pontiff.

“Conclave,” starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, is helmed by director Edward Berger and was an award season contender earlier this year, earning an Oscar nomination for best picture, best actor and numerous other kudos and noms. Pope Francis died early Monday — the day after Easter — at age 88 after complications from a stroke.

Viewership of “Conclave” spiked 283% on Monday as word of Pope Francis’ passing spread throughout the world, according to Luminate, which tracks viewership of streaming content. “Conclave” generated about 1.8 million minutes viewed on April 20; by the end of April 21, that number had reached 6.9 million minutes viewed.

Behind the walls of the Vatican, one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the history of the Roman Catholic Church unfolds. From Academy Award–nominated director Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener) and screenwriter Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything), the biographical drama The Two Popes explores the role of the Church in the modern world through the relationship of two pontiffs: traditionalist Pope Benedict XVI and his liberal successor, Pope Francis.

Pope Benedict, played by Anthony Hopkins, resigned from the papacy in 2013. Pope Francis, played by Jonathan Pryce, served in the role for 12 years until his death in April 2025. Both Hopkins and Price earned Oscar nominations for their portrayals.

You can watch The Two Popes on Netflix now.

Frustrated by the direction the Church is taking, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has sent multiple letters of resignation to the Vatican, all of which have gone unanswered. After...

Easter might be the holiest of days in Christianity, but it certainly does not have the depth of quality films that Christmas brings. Perhaps because Christmas is much more commercialized than Easter, receiving gifts makes the anticipation even better. But the films? There are some great ones.

With Easter, people get a lot of bunnies and crucifixion-related films. Both can be worthy, but they have to be done just right. Things can, unfortunately, go wrong easily.

Thankfully, with the three movies that follow, a lot goes right. Once you're done with Easter egg hunting, you can turn on one of these films that are currently streaming on Netflix. Two are not made for children, though.

Three films to stream on Netflix this EasterPeter Rabbit (2018)

The cast list here is incredible, but none of it works without James Cordon voicing the iconic rabbit spectacularly well. The animation is excellent, too. Not...

Exclusive: Daniel Zovatto has signed with Gersh for representation.

Zovatto can most recently be seen starring opposite Anna Kendrick in her directorial debut, Woman of ther Hour, for Netflix. He was also recently seen in The Pope’s Exorcist opposite Russell Crowe from director Julius Avery.

Zovatto can be seen as “The Prophet” in the HBO Max series Station Eleven, directed by Hiro Murai. He is currently filming Bear Country from director Derrick Borte opposite Russell Crowe and Aaron Paul. Zovatto is also now wrapped on Famous from Jody Hill for A24 alongside a cast including Zac Efron, Phoebe Dynevor, and Nicholas Braun as well as recently wrapping Catherine Hardwicke’s next feature, Street Smart, in which he also serves as an executive producer.

Other past credits include playing lead in John Logan’s Showtime series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. Prior to that, he shot the lead in Cameron Van Hoy...

He may have once played the devil himself in the 1997 film The Devil’s Advocate, but today, Al Pacino is attempting to banish the powers of evil with Dan Stevens by his side. XYZ Films has dropped the first teaser trailer for the upcoming horror film The Ritual, which drops its two leading men into an exorcism flick based on a true story. Although it was initially set to go toe-to-toe with the Easter crowd, the power of Christ compelled the folks behind the David Midell-helmed production to move the feature’s release to the summer on June 6.

Fully embracing all the terror that comes with a movie about an exorcism, the teaser trailer for The Ritual introduces audiences to Pacino’s Theophilus Riesinger and Stevens’ Joseph Steiger. Both men are priests who have been summoned to help Emma Schmidt (Abigail Cowen) — a young woman who is suspected to be suffering from demonic possession.

Russell Crowehas had one of the most interesting careers of any actor working in Hollywood today. While there was an era where his performances in modern classics such as Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, and Cinderella Man suggested that he could become one of the greatest actors of all-time, Crowe has spent the last few years making poorly-received genre films; while there may be fans of The Pope’s Exorcist and Unhinged that claim that they are “guilty pleasures,” they certainly don’t compare to the brilliance that Crowe displayed in The Insider and American Gangster. However, there was a brief period in which Crowe would take on these seemingly straightforward genre projects and elevate them into truly thought-provoking pieces of drama. The Next Three Daysis an inventive thriller about the origin of criminality, and gave Crowe the rare opportunity to team up with Liam Neeson.

Oscar and BAFTA winner “Conclave” is one of a kind, but TheWrap decided to bless you with a list of “Conclave”-like movies to watch if you couldn’t stop praising the mysery-thriller.

From straight-forward pope films to men of faith questioning their religion or stories that portray a transition of power after a predecessor’s fall, all of these flicks follow the commandments of what makes “Conclave” a thought-provoking and fun watch.

Before or after you watch the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, check out these films that will answer all your prayers, just like “Conclave.”

“The Two Popes” (Netflix) “The Two Popes” (2019)

In Fernando Meirelles’ biographical drama, “The Two Popes” departing Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins) and his successor Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce) must work together despite their conflicting views and move on from their past mistakes to secure the future of the Catholic Church. Like “Conclave,” the film...

Netflix produced its first non-documentary feature in 2015. It was called Beasts of No Nation, and it was fine. However, the film did not get nominated for an Academy Award. Lots has changed in the last decade.

Your favorite streamer often gets nominated for major awards each year. 2025 is no different. Emilia Pérez has 13 nominations alone, including one for Best Picture. So far, Netflix has yet to get a win in that category, and Emilia Pérez is not the favorite this year, either.

In fact, Netflix has also almost been entirely shut out of wins in the acting categories. Only Laura Dern won, and that was for Best Supporting Actress in 2020. But the streamer does do well in some other categories. Those might not be part of the Big 6, but when it comes to documentaries, Netflix knows what it is doing. Just see below, and you'll know.

The 2025 Oscars will be held on Sunday,...

Paul Giamatti, who co-hosts his own podcast about all things high strange, is set to play paranormal broadcaster and author Art Bell in an upcoming biopic, Deadline reports.

The site notes that the package comes courtesy of the Radio Silence team, with Amazon and Warner Bros. among those currently interested.

Deadline details, “The pitch is a biopic about the late paranormal DJ Art Bell, who would broadcast his radio show from his home studio 65 miles west of Las Vegas, fielding unscreened telephone calls in a five-hour show on Knye-FM called Coast to Coast.”

“Guests would offer up eyewitness stories on Bell’s show about alien encounters, past lives, time travel and more X-Files-like situations,” Deadline’s article this week continues.

The aforementioned podcast Chinwag similarly features Paul Giamatti and co-host Stephen Asma covering the very same topics, so this project is very much in the actor’s wheelhouse.

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Sony Pictures Classics has announced that it will release its dramedy The Penguin Lessons, starring Academy Award nominees Steve Coogan (Philomena) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), in theaters nationwide on March 28.

The film is set to open against Focus Features’ Sundance entry The Ballad of Wallis Island, starring Carey Mulligan; Universal’s horror thriller The Woman in the Yard, A24’s Death of a Unicorn, starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd; and Amazon MGM’s Jason Statham action thriller A Working Man, among other titles.

Based on Tom Michell’s 2016 memoir of the same name, The Penguin Lessons is inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom (Coogan) discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.

Russell Crowe is one of the most distinguished actors of his generation. Recently, Crowe's career has deviated towards the horror genre — with two similar roles in The Pope's Exorcist and The Exorcism. Crowe was nominated for Best Actor three years running during the 2000s for his lead role in Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, and The Insider. While Crowe has experienced notable highs in his career, he has encountered significant setbacks, too. Poker Face sits at Crowe's lowest critic score on Rotten Tomatoes with a meager 9%, and his most recent slate of films has not performed well.

In 2023, Crowe portrayed the real-life Vatican exorcist in The Pope's Exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth. Months later, Crowe featured in The Exorcism, where he depicts a single father and recovering addict, starring on a cursed film set. The comparisons between The Pope's Exorcist and The Exorcism were addressed by the writer, who believes "it's sort of a happy accident.

We present our interviews for the new take on William Tell from the film’s UK Premiere. The film stars Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Academy-Award nominee Jonathan Pryce and Academy-Award winner Ben Kingsley.

Written by Nick Hamm, adapted from Friedrich Schiller’s world-renowned classical play. The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century amidst the waning days of the Holy Roman Empire where Europe’s nations fiercely vie for supremacy and the ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach upon Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation.

The film is in cinemas from the 17th of January, 2025. Colin Hart and Abigail Shii were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.

William Tell UK Premiere Interviews

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Conclave is one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2024, and while you wait on the film to hit streaming, you should watch Netflix's similar Oscar-nominated drama from six years ago. Conclave is all about the Catholic group who elects the next Pope, with the film chronicling the politics and drama that surround the nomination and election process in the wake of the previous Pope's death. Due to Conclave's popularity, many viewers are looking for similar movies, with another incredible drama about the transition between two Popes being a huge Netflix hit from a few years ago.

As of the writing of this article, Conclave is not available to stream on any streaming services yet, meaning that viewers who are hoping to catch up on the 2024 movie are still out of luck. While Conclave can be purchased digitally on some platforms, it can't be rented or viewed as part of a subscription.

Roland Emmerich, the US-based German director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day,is teaming with The Theory Of Everything and The Two Popes writer Anthony McCarten for what he hopes will be his next feature, Exodus, a Sudan-set action title.

New Zealand-born McCarten’s credits also include Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Emmerich described Exodus as set in the not-so-distant future where the population is battling climate catastrophe and brutal militia.

“Two fearless kids, armed with a smartphone and unyielding courage, team up with a rogue pilot and a defiant doctor to expose a global conspiracy, racing through...

Industry veterans Lloyd Braun, Sarah Bremner and Noah Oppenheim have launched Prologue Entertainmentbacked by Jeff Zuckerand RedBird Capital Partners.

Prologue will develop and produce features and premium scripted series and has boarded several projects including Kathryn Bigelow’s untitled White House thriller at Netflix, written by Oppenheim and expected in 2025.

The Root Of All Evil at Atomic Monster and Blumhouse is a psychological thriller based on Ravi Somaiya’s reporting on an exorcism in Mexico City. Sean Tretta is adapting the screenplay.

Rounding out the initial slate is female survival thriller Trapped, based on Jill Blankenship’s Black List screenplay.