“We’re talking about that. 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.”
Also, request thread title change to "The Resurrection"
Jim Caviezel is poised to reprise his role as Jesus Christ in the upcoming sequel to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
ICM Partners, which represents Caviezel, confirmed on Tuesday that the actor is in negotiations with Gibson, who would presumably produce, direct or both.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported 20 months ago that a sequel was in the works, but it wasn't known until Tuesday whether Gibson was interested in again casting Caviezel as Jesus. The actor, 49, first played thirty-something-year-old Jesus 14 years ago.
In 2016 Randall Wallace, who was nominated for an Academy Award for scripting Braveheart for Gibson, was writing a first script for what is being called The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, though it was unclear on Tuesday whether he was still involved in the project.
'The Passion of the Christ' is one of the greatest films in history. The writing, score, performances, direction, you know name it, are all praiseworthy. Its cinematography is as if it's a painting.
This sequel, if directed by Gibson himself, it's going to be something special. Stoked!
