The Passion of the Christ 2: We Know the Budget for Mel Gibson’s Sequel, and It’s Huge!

The Passion of the Christ 2: We Know the Budget for Mel Gibson’s Sequel, and It’s Huge!

In 2004, Mel Gibson presented a film that would become one of the most controversial works in the history of cinema: The Passion of the Christ. The $30 million budget feature film starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maya Morgenstern, and Christo Jivkov grossed $610 million internationally.

Following the worldwide success of his film, the director, screenwriter and producer is preparing to return behind the camera for an ambitious sequel: The Resurrection of Christ, which will be available in two parts. As for the budget, the project is not easy: the figures revealed today suggest a significant investment.

The budget is 6 times larger than the first film

according to termThe projected budget for the two films reaches “about $200 million, or about $100 million for each installment.” Therefore, we are far from the budget of the first part (the budget of the sequel is 6.7 times more!). Thus, Resurrection of Christ becomes the most expensive work in the filmography of Mel Gibson, to whom we also owe Braveheart and Apocalypto.

Currently shooting in Rome, the film is led by Finnish actor Jaako Ohtonen, who plays the role of Jesus of Nazareth previously played by Jim Caviezel, Cuban actress Mariela Garriga, who replaces Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene, and Kasia Smutniak, who played Mary, the mother of Jesus20. Morgenstern. Pier Luigi Passino will portray Peter, Riccardo Scamarcio will portray Roman prosecutor Pontius Pilate, and Rupert Everett is joining the cast in an as-yet unspecified role.

Why such a budget?

For the record, Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci, who were supposed to reprise their roles, had to leave the project earlier this month. Using digital effects to rejuvenate the main cast would have been too expensive, and given the already hefty budget, the production preferred to hire new actors.

The script is still under wraps, but we do know that the film will pick up right after the end of the first one, which ended with the crucifixion of Christ. However, don’t expect an easy interpretation… In July 2023, Mel Gibson referred to his film as “acid trip“and”Super ambitious“, including the fall of the angels and Christ’s descent into hell as part of his spiritual journey.

Sources close to the project confirm this term That the Resurrection of Christ involves battles between angels and demons and “the forces of good and evil in other realms,” which partly explains the high budget.

On the other hand, given its complexity, Mel Gibson indicated that the dialogue would likely be in English rather than Aramaic and Hebrew (as in the original film) so as not to overwhelm the audience.

the first part Resurrection of Christ It will be released in theaters on Good Friday: March 26, 2026, and the second part will be released 40 days later, on Ascension Day, which is May 6, 2027.

Source: Allocine

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