“Conclave” Trailer Reveals Edward Berger’s Star-Studded Vatican-Set Thriller

The official trailer for the critically acclaimed Conclave has arrived, revealing director Edward Berger’s adaptation of Robert Harris’s book. The film is centered on one of the most covert operations in the world, the selection of a new Pope, a highly secretive, ancient event that draws the world’s attention. The sensational cast includes Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, the man who must preside over the conclave after the sudden death of the Pope. The conclave brings the Catholic Church’s most influential leaders from around the globe inside the Vatican, where they’re sequestered together behind locked doors, to select the person who will next lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Fiennes is joined by an exceptional cast that includes Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Jacek Koman, and Lucian Msamati. The task of selecting the new Pope goes from tense to dangerous as Cardinal Lawrence starts to suss out secrets that could rock the very foundations of the Church.

Critics have been raving about Conclave since its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this past August. Tomris Lafly of the AV Club wrote, “Conclave dares to dream of a kinder, bigger, and more inclusive version of the world—a world where doubt and faith go hand in hand, where one doesn’t have to choose between bad and worse, and absolutism is a sin.” Over at Entertainment Weekly, Maureen Lee Lenker said, “Conclave is packed with unexpected twists and its final reveal is one viewers will never see coming, an increasingly rare occurrence in modern movie-making and the mark of an impeccably crafted thriller.”

Check out the trailer below. Conclave hits theaters on October 25.

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Featured image: (L to R) Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in director Edward Berger’s CONCLAVE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.