Amongst the 30.000 people present in St. Peter’s Square today for the weekly General Audience was Spanish filmstar Antonio Banderas.
Accompanied by his girlfriend, Nicole Kimpel, Banderas was greeted personally by Pope Francis at the end of his catechesis.
After the meeting Banderas tweeted: “Nice chat with Pope Francis before we start filming in Rome.” Ahead of the audience the actor had let his followers know he was excited and looking forward to the meeting.
The new film he is referring to is shrouded in secrecy. What has transpired is that Banderas will be playing the lead role in a film on the life of fashion designer Gianni Versace directed by Bille August.
The Oscar winning Danish film director made the announcement recently and said that he will be focusing on personal aspects of Versace’s life and highlighting unexplored aspects of his work.
Antonio Banderas is United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador.
[Report from Vatican Radio]
