Edward Berger’s follow-up to All Quiet On The Western Front is Conclave – and here’s the trailer for the movie.
Off the back of the huge critical success of 2022’s All Quiet On The Western Front, director Edward Berger likely found himself with lots of options.
The director is certainly enjoying a bit of a moment, with some sources suggesting that he could be given the keys to the James Bond franchise next and tasked with successfully conceiving a new 007 to fill the rather large (and impeccably tasteful) shoes vacated by Daniel Craig.
Whether that comes to pass or not though, Berger’s next film to release will be Conclave, a papal drama set in the Vatican that centres around the secret process of selecting a new Pope after the death of the previous incumbent.
The filmmaker has drawn on some heavyweight talent for this adaptation. The source material is a Robert Harris book, coming from the pen of the historical fiction writer whose previous work such as Enigma and Munich has already been adapted for the screen (the latter as 2021’s Munich: The Edge Of War).
Then there’s the cast. Ralph Fiennes stars, while Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini also feature. There’s some impeccable talent in that line-up and we’re looking forward to seeing them cross swords with one another.
Here’s the synopsis:
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 was shot last year and is set to release here in the UK in middle to late November courtesy of House Productions and FilmNation Entertainment. Here’s that trailer below.
