Hollywood legend Al Pacino has develop into the primary main movie star to have a personal viewers with newly elected Pope Leo XIV. The 85-year-old Oscar-winning actor met the pontiff on the Vatican on Monday, whereas taking a break from filming his subsequent movie ‘Maserati: The Brothers’ in Italy.The assembly on the Holy See was attended by members of the movie’s staff, together with Italian-Canadian producer Andrea Iervolino. After the assembly, the staff issued an announcement that learn, “We’re honoured to announce that this morning His Holiness Pope Leo XIV obtained in a personal viewers a delegation from the movie Maserati: The Brothers, together with Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino and producer Andrea Iervolino.”The assembly reportedly targeted on shared values between the Catholic Church and the themes explored within the movie that embrace household, mutual respect, and social duty. “These values… resonate deeply with the story of the Maserati brothers.”Pictures doing the rounds on social media, see Iervolino presenting the pontiff with a miniature Maserati mannequin encased in glass, whereas Pacino seems to be on with a smile.Within the upcoming biographical drama, Pacino performs Vincenzo Vaccaro, an early investor within the Maserati vehicle empire. The star-studded solid additionally consists of Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, and Jessica Alba.Pacino, who was raised Catholic by his Italian dad and mom, opened up about his questions of religion, significantly after a near-death expertise in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his 2024 memoir, he wrote, “I imagine I skilled demise that day. I returned, and I can inform you there was nothing on the market. It’s over. You’re right here, you then’re not.”