PhillyMatt Posted November 29, 2005 Posted November 29, 2005 Anyone gonna watch? I think it starts Dec 5th. The Hollywood actor who portrays Pope John Paul II in an upcoming CBS miniseries said making the film documenting Karol Wojtyla's pontificate was "almost a prayer." Jon Voight, who stars as the late Polish pope in the two-part, made-for-TV movie "John Paul II," told journalists that the making of the film was marked by passion, humility and friendship. "The wonderful thing about doing a piece with passion for John Paul II is that all the vanity goes, and the vision is to do this piece, to evoke this man's life, and it's almost a prayer; the whole film was like a prayer," he said in a Nov. 18 press conference in Rome. He said the film tries "to express our love for him and express his meaning to the world." Such an endeavor "requires humility because of the size of the effort, the vision," he said. Voight and other members of the cast and crew met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican Nov. 17 for a world premiere of the film. The 66-year-old actor, who is a Catholic, said Pope Benedict "was very sweet and warm and very loving to all of us." Voight said he was astonished when asked to star as the Polish pope, but "after the initial shock I started to say 'Wouldn't it be wonderful?'" He said friends, family and co-workers all told him his role "was meant to be." "I even looked in the mirror and said, 'Mmm, pretty good,'" the actor said. He said the cast and crew all received "little blessings along the way" during the making of the film. He said one of the "greatest signs" was the friendships that were made. "We became a real family, and these friendships were a further sign that this (movie) was a gift," Voight said.
Seven77 Posted November 29, 2005 Posted November 29, 2005 i saw a commercial for it.. im excited to see it. isnt it the 4th through? and 7th.
ninjakyle Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 i wonder if they would have tried this if the passion wasn't so successful
Asher Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 I really want to watch it if I'm home. I missed the hallmark one, cause that's a channel we don't have.
1337 k4th0l1x0r Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 ABC is doing a movie on JP2 also. I think it's called "Have No Fear: The life of Pope John Paul II" or something like that. I'm looking forward to the CBS one more.
zunshynn Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 I liked Karol: The Boy Who Became Pope Especially the original clips from his election at the end! I've heard about the ABC one... I wanna watch em both. Pray for us, Papa JP2!
DemonSlayer Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 I wondser which of them will be better, I hope that they show them free to air down here.
Anastasia13 Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 [quote name='1337 k4th0l1x0r' date='Nov 30 2005, 11:14 AM']ABC is doing a movie on JP2 also. I think it's called "Have No Fear: The life of Pope John Paul II" or something like that. I'm looking forward to the CBS one more. [right][snapback]805369[/snapback][/right] [/quote] When is it? I hope I didn't miss it.
Didacus Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 I..... Don't.... Have.... Cable.... But i might get sattelite this weekend... one more reason to have it would be to watch this show! (and of course, keep the kids under control) I miss you papa... John-Paul hte Great!
Cam42 Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 [quote name='PhillyMatt' date='Nov 29 2005, 03:52 PM']Anyone gonna watch? I think it starts Dec 5th. The Hollywood actor who portrays Pope John Paul II in an upcoming CBS miniseries said making the film documenting Karol Wojtyla's pontificate was "almost a prayer." Jon Voight, who stars as the late Polish pope in the two-part, made-for-TV movie "John Paul II," told journalists that the making of the film was marked by passion, humility and friendship. "The wonderful thing about doing a piece with passion for John Paul II is that all the vanity goes, and the vision is to do this piece, to evoke this man's life, and it's almost a prayer; the whole film was like a prayer," he said in a Nov. 18 press conference in Rome. He said the film tries "to express our love for him and express his meaning to the world." Such an endeavor "requires humility because of the size of the effort, the vision," he said. Voight and other members of the cast and crew met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican Nov. 17 for a world premiere of the film. The 66-year-old actor, who is a Catholic, said Pope Benedict "was very sweet and warm and very loving to all of us." Voight said he was astonished when asked to star as the Polish pope, but "after the initial shock I started to say 'Wouldn't it be wonderful?'" He said friends, family and co-workers all told him his role "was meant to be." "I even looked in the mirror and said, 'Mmm, pretty good,'" the actor said. He said the cast and crew all received "little blessings along the way" during the making of the film. He said one of the "greatest signs" was the friendships that were made. "We became a real family, and these friendships were a further sign that this (movie) was a gift," Voight said. [right][snapback]804221[/snapback][/right] [/quote] If Voight is a Catholic, then that means that Angelina Jolie should be a Catholic......hmmmmmm........
Cam42 Posted December 1, 2005 Posted December 1, 2005 [quote name='Didacus' date='Dec 1 2005, 07:04 AM']I..... Don't.... Have.... Cable.... But i might get sattelite this weekend... one more reason to have it would be to watch this show! (and of course, keep the kids under control) I miss you papa... John-Paul hte Great! [right][snapback]806805[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Last time I checked, you didn't need cable to watch CBS.
PhillyMatt Posted December 2, 2005 Author Posted December 2, 2005 Sorry guys, if no one knows, there's another JPII movie on ABC right now, seems cool so far.
Colleen Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 [quote name='Cam42' date='Dec 1 2005, 05:40 PM']Last time I checked, you didn't need cable to watch CBS. [right][snapback]807546[/snapback][/right] [/quote] If he's in Canada, though, he probably would. My favorite film about John Paul II is still the one with Albert Finney.
Didacus Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 [quote name='Cam42' date='Dec 1 2005, 06:40 PM']Last time I checked, you didn't need cable to watch CBS. [right][snapback]807546[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Actually in the outskirts of Ontario you do... without cable you get NOTHING. A completely perfect 'no channel here' donut type of thing. That's one of the disavantages of living in a small village... But htank you for your concern...
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