Oscar winner Mark Rylance is to play a pope in Steven Spielberg's new film, according to reports.
The pair have already collaborated on Bridge of Spies and The BFG which is due for release this summer.
Briton Rylance was named best supporting actor for his role in the Cold War espionage thriller.
The upcoming project, titled The Kidnapping Of Edgardo Mortara, tells the true story of a young Jewish boy who, in the mid-19th century was forcibly taken from his Italian parents to be raised a Christian.
The ensuing struggle pitted the Catholic Church against modernising forces in Italy at the time and became a cause celebre that attracted attention from across the Western world.
The 56-year-old is understood to be poised to play Pope Pius IX who refused to return the boy to his parents.
Spielberg is expected to begin filming in early 2017.
Rylance has also won plaudits for his turn as Thomas Cromwell in the 2015 hit BBC series Wolf Hall.
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