Focus Features has blessed us with the trailer for Conclave, the new film All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger, which stars Ralph Fiennes as the Cardinal tasked with finding a new head of the Vatican when the Pope unexpectedly dies.
Adapted by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), from the book by Enigma author Robert Harris, Conclave is made up of an impressive congregation that features Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini. Check out the trailer below…
From director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.
Conclave will be released in select theaters on November 1st before expanding nationwide on November 8th.