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Al Pacino and Manasvi Mamgai Receive Pope Leo XIV’s Blessing as ‘Captivated’ Begins Filming in Rome

The audience marked Al Pacino’s first-ever meeting with a pope

Al Pacino (The Godfather) and producer Manasvi Mamgai of 32RED Entertainment met with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City. ​
Al Pacino, Manasvi Mamgai Meet The Pope, Get His Blessing Before Captivated Starts Filming In Rome - See Pics

Overview

  • Al Pacino became the first film star officially received by Pope Leo XIV, framing the Vatican visit as a key kickoff for the project.
  • Producer Manasvi Mamgai is among the few Indian-origin Hollywood executives to secure a papal audience.
  • Directed by Dito Montiel, Captivated dramatizes the 1973 kidnapping of billionaire Jean Paul Getty’s grandson by mafia boss Saro.
  • Katie Holmes joins the cast as Abigail Harris, the mother of the kidnapped boy.
  • Production is set to start in Rome immediately after the Vatican meeting with 32RED Entertainment, Cinelaunch and Sugar Rush Pictures leading the collaboration.