Whoopi Goldberg’s holymission to the Vaticanmay have rounded out the cast for her long-gestatingSister Act 3movie.
The 68-year-old star hasteasedtheTyler Perryproduced Disney+ projectfor years, tossing around casting ideas to everyone fromSheryl Lee Ralphto herViewcohosts.
“I wanted to thank him,” Goldberg toldJimmy Fallonon Wednesday’sTonight Showepisode.
Whoopi Goldberg; Pope Francis.Whoopi Goldberg/Instagram; James Devaney/GC Images
“I’ve been trying to meet up with him for about 10 years.
She continued, “This is supposed to be the guy that you talk to.
You’re the Pope.
You say, ‘We welcome everybody.
We want everybody at our party.
We’re not going to judge you.
Only God judges you.'”
He said he’d see what his time was like.”
Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to representatives for Pope Francis for comment.
Though she referred to the project as “silly,” Pope Francis stopped her.
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“We’ve got a good script.
We’re off to a great start.
We’re just trying to get everybody moving in the right direction to get it going.”
Watch Goldberg discuss Pope Francis andSister Act 3above.
