Keaton To Play Nun Opposite Law's Young Pope

Diane Keaton is to play a nun opposite Jude Law in a new television drama about a fictional pope.

The Oscar-winning actress will play Sister Mary in the eight-part series The Young Pope.

The show, directed by Italian film-maker Paolo Sorrentino, is the story of the fictional, American-born Pope Pius XIII played by Law.

Keaton's character hails from the US but moves to the Vatican to wield her influence over the pontiff.

Sorrentino described the show, a co-production by Sky, HBO and Canal +, as a story of "faith" and how people "handle and manipulate power".

Keaton shot to fame in The Godfather, playing the wife of Al Pacino's mafia boss and won an Oscar in 1977 for Annie Hall.

Her career includes hits such as The First Wives Club and Marvin's Room.