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 stories of Jim Caviezel returning to play Jesus and revealed he would use de-aging methods to make up for the twenty years because the authentic.
Whereas showing on the newest episode of The Joe Rogan Expertise, Gibson mentioned he hoped to start capturing 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 so as to actually inform the story correctly you must 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 essential go to Hell. It’s essential go to Sheol.”
After including that Devil could 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 imagined to be three days later,” he mentioned. “I believe I’ve to make use of a couple of 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 crew 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 discovered 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, compensate for the unique via VOD or DVD/Blu-ray.
