THE TWO POPES Teaser Trailer Check out the new THE TWO POPES teaser trailer! The film, directed by Fernando Meirelles (360, City of God), stars Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, and Juan Minujín. THE TWO POPES will be released in select theaters on November 27, and will be available on Netflix on December 20. An intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world. Inspired by true events.