How a crucial Filipino role in ‘Conclave’ was switched to Mexican

Why ‘Conclave’ is captivating audiences as the season’s big indie hit

(OSV News) — Secrecy and gossip. Intrigue and politicking. Unexpected twists and startling revelations. It’s all perhaps the stuff of the recent U.S. elections — but also the plot machinery of the blockbuster mystery thriller film “Conclave.” Expected to top $30 million in ticket sales by the time it transitions from movie theaters to streaming services, secular reviews are exuberant and Academy Award buzz abounds. Why is the movie so popular — …

How a crucial Filipino role in ‘Conclave’ was switched to Mexican

LOS ANGELES – How did a crucial Filipino character in Conclave, a thrilling fiction drama on the secret process to elect a new Pope and widely bruited as one of the best picture contenders in this awards season, get switched to Mexican? In Robert Harris’ original book of the same name, on which director Edward Berger’s terrific Conclave is based, Vincent Benitez is a Filipino assigned as the Archbishop of Baghdad. It’s a very important character…