Though the son of God is lastly getting his long-awaited sequel, The Resurrection of Christ won’t characteristic the return of Mel Gibson‘s authentic solid.
Following their performances as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene in The Ardour of the Christ (2004), Deadline can verify that Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci won’t reprise their function within the sequel, which is presently casting their replacements in Rome.
Web page Six beforehand broke the information, citing scheduling conflicts and the necessity for digital de-aging to have the actors reprise their roles greater than 20 years later.
In April, Caviezel anticipated returning as Christ in Resurrection. “Now I get these bonus years and I had no concept [during the original film]. On the time, after I used to be achieved, it was achieved,” he mentioned on the Arroyo Grande podcast.
“Am I scared? Sure. But when I wasn’t, I wouldn’t wish to work with that actor,” famous Caviezel, including: “In fact I’m, however that can by no means [go away] … however I used to be frightened on the final one.”
Jim Caviezel in ‘The Ardour of the Christ’ (2004) (Newmarket/Courtesy Everett Assortment)
Deadline beforehand reported that Gibson’s sequel will launch in two components from Lionsgate in 2027, with Half One debuting on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, and Half Two opening 40 days afterward Ascension Day, Thursday, Could 6, 2027.
Plot particulars for The Resurrection of the Christ are underneath wraps. Gibson’s authentic movie, starring Caviezel as Jesus, was a landmark title that up till final yr held the report because the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time domestically. The movie, portraying the final 12 hours of Christ’s life, debuted to a gap weekend of $83 million on its method to taking in $370 million in North American theaters and greater than $610 million globally off a $30 million manufacturing price range. It additionally garnered three Oscar nominations within the classes of Make-up, Cinematography and Unique Rating.
Though the son of God is lastly getting his long-awaited sequel, The Resurrection of Christ won’t characteristic the return of Mel Gibson‘s authentic solid.
Following their performances as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene in The Ardour of the Christ (2004), Deadline can verify that Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci won’t reprise their function within the sequel, which is presently casting their replacements in Rome.
Web page Six beforehand broke the information, citing scheduling conflicts and the necessity for digital de-aging to have the actors reprise their roles greater than 20 years later.
In April, Caviezel anticipated returning as Christ in Resurrection. “Now I get these bonus years and I had no concept [during the original film]. On the time, after I used to be achieved, it was achieved,” he mentioned on the Arroyo Grande podcast.
“Am I scared? Sure. But when I wasn’t, I wouldn’t wish to work with that actor,” famous Caviezel, including: “In fact I’m, however that can by no means [go away] … however I used to be frightened on the final one.”
Jim Caviezel in ‘The Ardour of the Christ’ (2004) (Newmarket/Courtesy Everett Assortment)
Deadline beforehand reported that Gibson’s sequel will launch in two components from Lionsgate in 2027, with Half One debuting on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, and Half Two opening 40 days afterward Ascension Day, Thursday, Could 6, 2027.
Plot particulars for The Resurrection of the Christ are underneath wraps. Gibson’s authentic movie, starring Caviezel as Jesus, was a landmark title that up till final yr held the report because the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time domestically. The movie, portraying the final 12 hours of Christ’s life, debuted to a gap weekend of $83 million on its method to taking in $370 million in North American theaters and greater than $610 million globally off a $30 million manufacturing price range. It additionally garnered three Oscar nominations within the classes of Make-up, Cinematography and Unique Rating.
