Jude Law says he was taken aback when asked to play Sorrenti**?s pope
 

Jude Law says he was taken aback when asked to play Sorrenti**?s pope
VENICE (Reuters) - Jude Law was thrilled to be given the opportunity to work with Italian director Paolo Sorrenti**, until it became clear that the character he was being asked to portray was that of a conservative, chain-smoking American pope named Pius XIII.