'The Passion of the Christ' Sequel Set to Begin Production This Summer

Tré Goins-Phillips : Apr 1, 2025
Faithwire.com

"I'm not wholly sure I can pull it off, to tell you the truth. It's really, super ambitious, but I'll take a crack at it, because that's what you got to do." -Mel Gibson

[Faithwire.com] More than two decades after Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" debuted in theaters, the famed director's much-anticipated sequel is expected to begin filming. (Screengrab image: via The Passion of the Christ /YouTube)

Cinecittà Studios CEO Manuela Cacciamani reportedly told local media this week the movie, "The Resurrection of the Christ," is slated to begin shooting scenes on-location in Rome this August. News of the production's start time was first reported by Variety.

Gibson's 2004 box-office success—a blockbuster of Biblical proportions—became the largest-grossing film of all time when it was first released nationwide. The 69-year-old celebrity used Cinecittà Studios then, too...

Cacciamani disclosed Gibson and the Hollywood star's Icon Productions will use Cinecittà Studios' newest lot, Studio 22, as its main filming location... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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