As Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ” gears up for a September shoot at Italy’s famed Cinecittà Studios, the film has just found a distributing partner.
Lionsgate will be the home for Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel, the studio announced on Thursday. They’re calling it, “for many, the most anticipated theatrical event in a generation.”
’Passion of the Christ,’ released in 2004, grossed $612M on a scant $30M budget making it one the most successful independently-financed movies of all time. Jim Caviezel is set to return in the role of Jesus. Is it a stretch to think that this one could set up a release date for Easter 2026?