The second part of the epic The Passion of the Christ (2004), the most important film in Mel Gibson's cinematic career, will hit theaters in 2022. Actor James Caviezel, who has played the lead role, claims that this film will be the largest and greatest motion picture in history. Mel Gibson and Randall Wallace shared the director's chair for the film project. The release date is known, and the trailer for the biblical drama "The Passion of Christ: Resurrection" is expected in 2022, information about the cast and plot of the film is already known.
Expectations rating - 97%.
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection
USA
Genre: drama
Producer:M. Gibson, R. Wallace
World release:March 31, 2022
Release date in RF:2022
Cast:J. Caviezel, M. Morgenstern, H. Zhivkov, F. De Vito and others.
Duration:167 minutes
The rating of the 1st film "The Passion of the Christ" in 2004: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.1. Budget - $ 30 million
About the plot
The sequel highlights the events that took place during the 3 days between the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection.
Recall that the first film began with a betrayal by Judas and was dedicated 12 hours before the death of Jesus and a short story about his resurrection.
About production
The director's post was shared by Mel Gibson (Waldo, A Games of the Mind, Out of Conscience, Real Savages, 187, Apocalypse) and Randall Wallace (The Man in the Iron Mask, We Were Soldiers , "Pearl Harbor").
Film crew:
- Screenwriter: R. Wallace;
- Produce the picture: M. Gibson, James Caviezel ("The Sound of Freedom", "Wonderful Years", "Paul, the Apostle of Christ").
Duration: Icon Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Films LLC.
Filming location: Europe.
Randall Wallace heads the Faculty of Religion at Duke University and admits:
“I have always dreamed of telling this story in full. Passion is just the beginning. There is still a lot to talk about. "
The religious community has repeatedly asked the two directors to work on a sequel, and finally Gibson and Wallace decided to start working on it.
Cast
Main cast:
- James Caviezel - Jesus (Pay Another, Stoning Soraya M., Radio Wave);
- Maya Morgenstern - Mary ("Odyssey's Gaze", "Prince Dracula");
- Hristo Zhivkov - John ("The Invisible Boy", "The Lark's Nest");
- Francesco De Vito - Peter ("Agents of ANCL", "My name is David").
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The box office of the first part of The Passion of the Christ (2004): in the USA - $ 370,274,604, in the world - $ 239,219,221, in Russia - $ 3,550,000. Marketing - $ 25,000,000.
- Mel Gibson told journalist Raymond Arroyo that the film is about the fall of angels.
- This is the sixth film directed by M. Gibson.
- This is the third biblical epic in which James Caviezel stars.
- Randall Wallace stated that he was thinking about the project during the production of the military drama "For reasons of conscience" (2004).
- The start of work on the sequel was announced in 2016.
- Initially, filming was supposed to start in May 2019, but then production was postponed due to unknown circumstances. The release was scheduled for April 2021.
- Movie bloggers speculate that the film will be released around Easter 2021 to coincide with the resurrection of Christ. But these sources have not yet been confirmed.
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