Posted on 09/02/2016 7:52:31 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Mel Gibson confirmed he's working on a sequel to his 2004 film "Passion of the Christ."
"And you know, it's not the 'Passion 2.' It's called 'The Resurrection,'" Gibson told evangelist Greg Laurie at SoCal Harvest, according to IndieWire.com.
Gibson explained that the sequel will focus on Jesus' resurrection.
"Of course, that's a very big subject and it needs to be looked at because we don't want to just do a simple rendering of it — you know, read what happened," the actor added.
"Passion of the Christ" screenwriter Randall Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter that "there's a lot more story to tell."
"The evangelical community considers 'The Passion' the biggest movie ever out of Hollywood, and they kept telling us that they think a sequel will be even bigger," Wallace said.
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Phew, for a second there I thought it was going to be “Passion 2 - The Revenge”.
Covering the Day of Pentecost?.............
I heard the first one was filmed at Cinecitta studios in Rome.
There’s not a lot of room for artistic license in this story.
This is glorious news. “The Passion” was one of the greatest examples of modern Christian art I have ever seen.
I hope they don’t leak any spoilers.
I agree, and with the ‘Passion of the Christ’ I can hardly wait to see this next movie...
He needs to leave out weird mystic visions from the screenplay.
Stick to the Bible, Mel.
Rumor has it it’s going to be an all female cast.
An announcement that is destined to get a rise out of a lot of people.
Indeed. The nation and the world have become infinitely more hostile to Christians in the past twelve years.
Would have been nice if Mel had refrained from the anti-Semitic traffic stop rant as well.
2nd coming hasn’t happened.
It sounds like it might cover the time from the crucifixion to the ascension, which would be awesome. Rather than just another movie covering the book of Acts.
“This time it’s personal”
“Stick to the Bible, Mel.”
Mel is Catholic, and drawing from the rich history of The Church.
I saw it- it was one of the best made films I have ever seen
Every aspect of it
The acting, the cinematography, every other production category.
It was a filthy shame it was not given awards for best picture. And I would put it up there with the best of the best of all time.
It was unique, and bold, and brilliant. And Mel Gibson financed it himself. His confidence paid off gloriously.
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