By India McCarty
Mel Gibson shared some details about his “massive” new project, THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST.
“It took me about eight years to write the script for the sequel, if we can call that THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST, because it’s a very complex and almost impossible to understand subject,” Gibson said during an appearance at Fan Expo Philadelphia. “You have to underpin it with a great deal of all of salvation history and theology.”
He explained that the writing process was “a very difficult thing to find and synthesize, because you have to understand, firstly, why it had to happen and, to understand something like that, you have to think like why is mankind so important in this process. Like why are the big realms of good and evil slugging it out for the hearts, minds and souls of mankind?”
“It’s a pretty big thing,” Gibson concluded. “It’s not one film, it’s two films, because it’s massive.”
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News recently broke that THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST will be distributed by Lionsgate Studios.
“For many, many people across the globe, THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST is the most anticipated theatrical event in a generation. It is also an awe-inspiring and spectacularly epic theatrical film that is going to leave moviegoers worldwide breathless,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said in a statement about the partnership.
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He continued, “Mel is one of the greatest directors of our time, and this project is both deeply personal to him and the perfect showcase for his talents as a filmmaker. My relationship with Mel and Bruce dates back 30 years, and I am thrilled to be partnering with them once again on this landmark event for audiences.”
Gibson added, “Lionsgate’s brave, innovative spirit and nimble, can-do attitude have inspired me for a long time, and I couldn’t think of a more perfect distributor for THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST.”
“I’ve enjoyed working with Adam and the team several times over recent years,” he continued. “I know the clever ingenuity, passion, and ambition the entire team commits to their projects and I’m confident they will bring everything they can to the release of this movie.”
Gibson is currently in Italy preparing to begin production on the movie, where he has been welcomed by Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli.
Giuli told Italian reporters he hopes their meeting will “encourage major Italian and international productions to continue to work in this prime location for world cinema that is Matera,” a town in Southern Italy.
Fans of Gibson’s PASSION OF THE CHRIST are excited to see the “massive” follow-up that continues Jesus’ story.
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