Mel Gibson Making Sequel To “Passion of the Christ” – “Starting Filming” This Year

Conservative News DailyJanuary 7, 2023

It It was just revealed that the Hollywood star Mel Gibson Is making a sequel of the controversial 2004 movie The Passion The ChristFilming will begin in the spring, and it is already underway!

The Filming of the sequel Mel Gibson’s Passion The Christ This year, they will likely start. pic.twitter.com/uXCS50LVeY

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Passion Of The Christ Sequel

Daily Mail reported that the sequel to The Passion The Christ It is scheduled to “begin filming in the next few months.” Jim Caviezel He will be reprising his role as Jesus Christ, Gibson The director of the project will be he.

“Gibson has been hard at work on the screenplay with Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace,” said veteran film journalist Jordan RuimyAccording to CBN News. “There have already been six drafts. ‘Resurrection’ would focus on the twenty-four hours encompassing Jesus’ passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection.”

The Passion The Christ is the highest grossing R-rated movie in the history of the U.S. box office, making $612 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million.

Though Although the film was a huge financial success it was also met with negative reviews. Some critics claimed it was too violent while others said it deviated too far from the biblical story it was based on. There Some critics even claimed the film was antisemitic.

Check Check out the trailer for the original Passion Of The Christ See the video below.

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‘There’s A Lot More Story To Tell’

While Some critics didn’t like the film. There are many others. Christians Who will be thrilled to hear that a sequel is being made.

“The evangelical community considers ‘The Passion’ the biggest movie ever out of Hollywood, and they kept telling us that they think a sequel will be even bigger,” The OscarScreenwriter nominated Wallace Submitted The Hollywood Reporter Returned in 2016.

“I always wanted to tell this story,” He continued. “‘The Passion’ is the beginning, and there’s a lot more story to tell.”

Newsmax reported That Wallace Screenwriter for the sequel will be back. “focus on the 24 hours encompassing Jesus’ passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection.”

Gibson Took His Time With Sequel

Gibson In 2016, he stated that the sequel would be a slow process to ensure he gets it right.

“We’re talking about that,” He said CP Entertainment At the time. “Of course, that is a huge undertaking. And you know, it’s not ‘The Passion 2.’ It’s called ‘The Resurrection.’ Of course, that’s a very big subject, and it needs to be looked at because we don’t want to just do a simple rendering of it — you know, read what happened.”

“But in order to read it, experience, and explore probably deeper meanings of what it’s about, it’s going to take some doing, and Randall Wallace is up to the task,” Gibson continued.

Gibson Many life changes have occurred since the original film. Most notably, she has become sober. Alcoholics Anonymous. He He was open about how he relied upon his faith to complete ten years of sobriety.

“They call it the spiritual path for the psychopath,” He once said. “They say there’s only three options: you go insane, you die or you quit. That’s the harsh reality. I’m an old hand at that.”

Since filming for The Passion Of The Christ hasn’t officially started yet, it’s likely that the movie will not be coming out for quite some time. Even so, it’s exciting to hear that it is in the works, and we can’t wait to see it when it’s released!