VATICAN CITY, April 16 (UPI) — Pope Francis blessed actor Rodrigo Santoro, who will be playing Jesus in the remake of the Charlton Heston film Ben-Hur.
He and co-star Nazanin Boniadi, who is playing Esther, received an audience with the pope on a trip to Vatican City Wednesday. Boniadi shared Instagram photos of the trip, including one of Santoro receiving Pope Francis’ blessing.
What a remarkable experience to witness Pope Francis bless my dear friend and co-star Rodrigo Santoro, who is playing Jesus in #BenHur. #Vatican #Rome A photo posted by Nazanin Boniadi (@nazaninboniadi) on Apr 15, 2015 at 6:27am PDT
Santoro is best known for his roles in Love, Actually, 300 and Lost.
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