John Malkovich as ’The New Pope’ in Rome

(28 Mar 2019) JOHN MALKOVICH AS ’THE NEW POPE’ IN ROME During his career, John Malkovich has played several villainous characters, becoming the “bad guy“ par excellence, but Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino is turning him into the most holy person in the world: the pope. The Oscar-nominated actor attracted a large number of tourists and fans to the shoot on Thursday (28 MARCH 2019), a stone’s throw from St. Peter’s Square.  Malkovich was filmed in a replica of the famous Pope-mobile, being greeted by e