The actor-director said he plans to recast Jim Caviezel for the role of Jesus.
Mel Gibson He said he hopes to begin production on a sequel to The passion of Christ next year.
“I hope it’s next year. There’s a lot to do because it’s an acid trip. I’ve never read anything like it,” Gibson said of the film’s script, which he later added was written by himself along with his brother and Randall Wallace (Braveheart) over a seven-year period. Gibson said the film will be titled The Resurrection Of The Christ (The resurrection of Christ). The actor and director was the latest guest on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast.
“My brother, Randall and I joined this story. “There are some people who come together, but there are also some crazy things,” Gibson added. “And I think to tell the story correctly, you have to start with the fall of the angels, which means you are in another place, in another realm. You have to go to hell. You have to go to Sheol.”
What will the sequel to The Passion of the Christ be like?
Gibson said he plans to recast Jim Caviezel for the role of Jesus. According to the title of the film, it will focus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Passion of Christ ends with the crucifixion of Jesus. In the Bible, Jesus is resurrected three days later. Gibson said he would need to resort to “some techniques,” such as CGI de-aging, on Caviezel since more than 20 years have passed since the first film.
Gibson described the film as “very ambitious” and said that the narrative moves from “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle.”
“It’s about finding a way that’s not cheesy or too obvious,” he said. “I think I have ideas about how to do it and how to evoke things and emotions in people from the way you portray it and the way you film it. So I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. It’s not going to be easy and it will require a lot of planning and I’m not entirely sure I can pull it off, to be honest it’s super ambitious. But I’ll try because that’s what you have to do, right? Being brave, right?” .
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