‘Ardour of the Christ’s Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci Not In Sequel

Though the son of God is lastly getting his long-awaited sequel, The Resurrection of Christ won’t function the return of Mel Gibson‘s unique forged.

Following their performances as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene in The Ardour of the Christ (2004), Deadline can affirm that Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci won’t reprise their function within the sequel, which is at present casting their replacements in Rome.

Web page Six beforehand broke the information, citing scheduling conflicts and the necessity for digital de-aging to have the actors reprise their roles greater than 20 years later.

In April, Caviezel anticipated returning as Christ in Resurrection. “Now I get these bonus years and I had no thought [during the original film]. On the time, after I used to be completed, it was completed,” he stated on the Arroyo Grande podcast.

“Am I scared? Sure. But when I wasn’t, I wouldn’t need to work with that actor,” famous Caviezel, including: “After all I’m, however that can by no means [go away] … however I used to be fearful on the final one.”

Deadline beforehand reported that Gibson’s sequel will launch in two elements from Lionsgate in 2027, with Half One debuting on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, and Half Two opening 40 days in a while Ascension Day, Thursday, Could 6, 2027.

Plot particulars for The Resurrection of the Christ are below wraps. Gibson’s unique movie, starring Caviezel as Jesus, was a landmark title that up till final yr held the file because the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time domestically. The movie, portraying the final 12 hours of Christ’s life, debuted to a gap weekend of $83 million on its approach to taking in $370 million in North American theaters and greater than $610 million globally off a $30 million manufacturing finances. It additionally garnered three Oscar nominations within the classes of Make-up, Cinematography and Unique Rating.