ABC beats CBS to pope project
From a Times staff writer
ABC has moved to beat CBS to the punch in presenting a dramatization of the life of Pope John Paul II, who died in April.
CBS announced weeks ago that it would unveil the two-part TV movie “Pope John Paul II” on Dec. 4 and 7, with Cary Elwes and Jon Voight playing the former Karol Wojtyla of Poland at different stages of his life.
Then ABC came along Wednesday and said it had selected Dec. 1 to show “Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II,” with Thomas Kretschmann in the title role.
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From a Times staff writer
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