What You Need to Know About THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST’s Sequel
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Jim Caviezel will resume his role as Jesus in THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST sequel, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: RESURRECTION.
The Mel Gibson-directed movie will likely begin to film next year, per Collider.
“Top actor and Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson is in Malta on a five-day visit for discussions with the Maltese authorities in connection with a potential film project (THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: RESURRECTION),” Italpress announced on Sept. 12. “The Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela met Gibson and the production team on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming production. The Australian actor is among an 11-member team scouting Malta following an invitation by the Malta Film Commission.”
Other locations include Morocco and Israel, and Francesco De Vito will also return with Caviezel and resume his role as Peter, Consequence reported.
“The film’s script has undergone extensive revisions over the years, with Gibson and co-writer Randall Wallace — who earned an Oscar nomination for BRAVEHEART — reportedly penning at least six drafts. Wallace confirmed in April that the screenplay had finally been completed. Details about the direction of the sequel remain under wraps, but it has been hinted that the film will take on a more spiritual and metaphysical approach compared to the original,” Collider reported.
Gibson described the movie as an “acid trip” with a non-linear narrative.
“You have to juxtapose the central event that I’m trying to tell with everything else around it in the future, in the past, and in other realms, and that’s kind of getting a little sci-fi out there,” he said in a 2022 interview. “It’s a big story. It’s a difficult concept, and it has taken me a long time to focus and find a way to tell that story in a way that really delivers.”
Movieguide® previously reported on the sequel:
Given the first movie’s unprecedented success, a sequel has been much anticipated. In fact, according to the Christian Post, several film financiers have already expressed interest in investing such a project. Because of THE PASSION’s independent nature, some people have assumed Mel Gibson’s fame had something to do with the movie’s surprising success.
This time, the anticipation alone has already brought the sequel plenty of news. Wallace believes the reason for this is that the demand in the Christian Community has persuaded Gibson to do another movie about Jesus.
“The evangelical community considers THE PASSION the biggest movie ever out of Hollywood,’ Wallace says. “They kept telling us that they think a sequel will be even bigger.”
Screen Rant reports the movie was previously set to begin filming in 2023.
“Jim Caviezel confirmed the script had been completed in September 2020, and claimed it would be ‘the biggest film in world history,’” Screen Rant said.
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