Mel Gibson has confirmed {that a} script for the sequel to The Ardour of the Christ, titled The Resurrection of the Christ, has been accomplished. He additionally corroborated reviews of Jim Caviezel returning to play Jesus and revealed he would use de-aging methods to make up for the 20 years because the unique.
Whereas showing on the newest episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise, Gibson mentioned he hoped to start taking pictures the movie subsequent 12 months, explaining they would want preparation time to tug off the “acid journey” of a script, which he wrote together with his brother and screenwriter Randall Wallace over seven years.
“I believe as a way to actually inform the story correctly you need to begin with the autumn of the angels, which [means] you’re in one other place, you’re in one other realm,” Gibson mentioned. “It’s worthwhile to go to Hell. It’s worthwhile to go to Sheol.”
After including that Devil can be a personality within the movie, Gibson mentioned he was assured that fashionable de-aging methods would make it look plausible that the film was going down lower than per week after the unique. “It’s alleged to be three days later,” he mentioned. “I believe I’ve to make use of just a few methods [but] they’re beginning to get actually good with the CGI.”
In September 2024, it was reported Gibson was in Malta with a manufacturing group to scout potential filming places for the film, with different doable locales together with Israel and Morocco.
Throughout the recording of Gibson’s look on The Joe Rogan Expertise, he came upon that his Los Angeles residence was misplaced within the wildfires. Fortunately, his spouse and son have been safely evacuated.
Earlier than The Ardour of the Christ sequel arrives, make amends for the unique via VOD or DVD/Blu-ray.