Sir Ian, 73 - who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy - will portray the late Pope in the four-hour biopic for television.
The biopic will chart John Paul II's life from his time as a student in Poland to his death, taking in the 1981 assassination attempt and his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease. Hollywood trade magazine Variety reported that the script for the mini-series - tentatively called John Paul II - has been looked at by historians from the Vatican. It added that the film-makers had been granted access to St Peter's Square and its surroundings.
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