{"id":22680,"date":"2023-01-12T11:08:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=22680"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:33:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:33:21","slug":"the-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-is-set-to-start-filming-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/01\/the-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-is-set-to-start-filming-this-spring.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Passion of the Christ&#8221; Sequel is Set to Start Filming This Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22722\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/01\/passion-04_credit-20th-Century-Fox-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22722\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/01\/passion-04_credit-20th-Century-Fox-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"christ\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20th Century Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sequel to \u201cThe Passion of the Christ\u201d is set to begin filming this spring and will depict the days immediately following Christ\u2019s crucifixion. World of Reel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofreel.com\/blog\/2023\/1\/wi7yz6z0r27vib25ecknn3ul3h6yu0\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that actor, director and producer Mel Gibson is expected to begin production on the highly anticipated sequel \u201cResurrection\u201d in the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGibson has been hard at work on the screenplay with \u2018Braveheart\u2019 screenwriter Randall Wallace,\u201d World of Reel added. \u201cThere have already been six drafts.\u201d Unlike \u201cPassion,\u201d which focused on the graphic crucifixion of Jesus Christ, \u201cResurrection\u201d is expected to explore the three days between His death and resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Resurrection\u2019 would focus on the twenty-four hours encompassing Jesus\u2019 passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection,\u201d World of Reel added. Jim Caviezel will reprise his role of Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, Christo Jivkov as John, and Francesco De Vito as Peter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6yZC5pV14aI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/mel-gibson-tells-greg-laurie-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-the-resurrection-may-be-next-movie-168722\/\">The Christian Post<\/a> reported, Gibson spoke at Pastor Greg Laurie\u2019s Harvest Crusade in 2016 and said he has been working on the project for several years. Then, in 2020, Caviezel shared details about the second installment of the blockbuster hit, telling Breitbart News that he had received a new draft of \u201cResurrection.\u201d\u00a0\u201cMel Gibson just sent me the third picture, the third draft. It\u2019s coming,\u201d he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/radio\/2020\/09\/10\/jim-caviezel-mel-gibson-draft-passion-christ-sequel\/\">Breitbart News Daily\u00a0<\/a>at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s called \u2018The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection.\u2019 It\u2019s going to be the biggest film in world history,\u201d he declared. Despite its lack of industry support, the first film, released in 2004, earned a staggering $612 million worldwide with a production budget of just $30 million. In the same Breitbart News Daily interview, Caviezel was asked if he had encountered politically-driven blacklisting following his portrayal of Jesus in \u201cThe Passion of the Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no choice. I had to defend it. I had to fight to survive. The film exploded. It was off the charts,\u201d Caviezel responded. \u201cYou\u2019d think, \u2018Oh, you\u2019re going to work a lot.\u2019 No, I didn\u2019t. I was no longer on the studio list. That was gone. Because of what I do as an actor \u2014 that\u2019s my skill \u2014 it was given to me from God. I didn\u2019t give it to myself, but it\u2019s something in which I have a great range.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caviezel went on to say that he held to his convictions because he believed his \u201cfaith was much bigger than the industry and Hollywood, and bigger than the Republican or Democratic Party or any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caviezel and Gibson haven\u2019t revealed any other details about the sequel. Still, in the past, the \u201cPersons\u2019 of Interest\u201d actor revealed minor information about the project following one of his conversations with Gibson. Gibson announced the subject of the sequel in 2016, telling Stephen Colbert of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d that the film might feature characters visiting other realms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Passion of the Christ\u201d was the first R-rated film ever in North America to gross so much. 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