Johanna Wokalek takes on 'Pope Joan'

May 14, 2008 German actress Johanna Wokalek ("Barefoot") will replace Franka Potente as the ninth century female pontiff in Constantin Film's long-gestating "Pope Joan." Palme d'Or winner Volker Schlondorff ("The Tin Drum") was initially attached to the project but Constantin replaced him with director Sonke Wortmann after Schlondorff publicly criticizing the German company's plans to produce both a feature film and a two-part miniseries version of the project. Constantin filed a $3 million breach of contract lawsuit against Goodman.

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