Jesus, he's hot (profile of star of "the Passion"

Toronto Star ^ | Feb. 21, 04 | Sean Daly

[helives]

a good read mate, God bless....

ping mitch

[Imal]

"The Aramaic, the Hebrew and the Latin were much easier than the physical requirements," says Caviezel, who endured eight-hour daily makeup sessions — from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. — and was struck by lightning while shooting the Sermon on The Mount scene.

Very interesting, considering the symbolism.

[Check_Your_Premises]

Right!

If I was making a movie about God, and I was struck by lightning, I would definitely rethink my current course of action!

I would figure some locusts were on the way next

[feedback doctor]

Caviezel refused to participate in erotic or topless scenes with Jennifer Lopez in Angel Eyes and Ashley Judd in High Crimes and threatened to walk off the set rather than offend his wife of eight years, Kerri, a high school English teacher.

This guy takes his religion much too seriously! /heavy sarcasm.

Wow, the media and late night shows, and liberals would make jokes about a statement like that, but millions of women would die for a man with that kind of integrity and devotion.

[KantianBurke]

was struck by lightning while shooting the Sermon on The Mount scene.

"I am about 100 feet away from him and I look over and I see lightning coming out of his ears," producer Stephen McEveety recounted after the bizarre October, 2003 occurrence.

Caviezel's reaction? "I think it was a sign I needed to act better."

lol! Good sense of humor. And if he ever needs a body double to handle those "love scenes" I'll be willing to sacrifice some dignity for his sake and Jennifer Lopez :>

[diotima]

ping!

[ryanjb2]

"but millions of women would die for a man with that kind of integrity and devotion."

Yeah right....

[paws_and_whiskers]

[sakic]

Funny how Jesus is always portrayed as European instead of Middle Eastern in looks in every single movie and picture.

[churchillbuff]

Do you think this actor doesn't look middle eastern?

[Dante3]

IMHO this actor does look middle eastern.

I had not expected a film on Jesus to be this popular. Controvesry, of course, helped.

Several kids from my neighborhood saw a while back the film "King of Kings". They liked it and led for at least two of them to have a greater interest in religion.

[Antoninus]

If I was making a movie about God, and I was struck by lightning, I would definitely rethink my current course of action! I would figure some locusts were on the way next

Well, considering a pagan deity/demon named Zeus is most often associated with lightning, I think Caviezel's got nothing to worry about.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

BUMP

[McGavin999]

He's beautiful, and perfect for the part, both inside and outside.

I can't wait to see this movie.

[Antoninus]

Funny how Jesus is always portrayed as European instead of Middle Eastern in looks in every single movie and picture.

That's an odd comment. There wasn't that much difference between the "European" and the Middleastern look back in the time of Christ. The "arabic" look you might associate with the middle east today didn't arrive until the 7th century AD. Before then, the Arabs were still mostly confined to Arabia.

Granted, the Germanic "Blond haired, blue eyed" Christ is a questionable representation, but Caviezel is certainly not in that mold. If you ask me, he was an excellent choice.

[lonevoice]

Thought you might enjoy this interview with Jim Caviezel. As opening day of The Passion draws near it's getting harder to find any press that isn't negative and offensive. This interview may be one of the few exceptions we see for some time to come.

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[GirlShortstop]

...interview with Jim Caviezel. As opening day of The Passion draws near it's getting harder to find any press that isn't negative and offensive. This interview may be one of the few exceptions we see for some time to come. Agree.   Thank you for the ping. bttt

[what's up]

"Caviezel refused to participate in erotic or topless scenes with Jennifer Lopez in Angel Eyes"

I could swear there was a topless scene in this movie...the 2 lovers where swimming near a dam or something.

Maybe I'm remembering wrongly?

[sakic]

Do you think this actor doesn't look middle eastern?

The blue eyed fellow does not appear to be middle eastern to me.