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NEED TO KNOW
- Jim Caviezel won’t be portraying Jesus Christ within the sequel to 2004’sThe Ardour of the Christ, per Web page Six
- The 57-year-old actor performed Jesus Christ within the unique movie, directed by Mel Gibson
- The Resurrection of the Christ is about to be launched in two elements in 2027
Jim Caviezel won’t be returning to his function as Jesus Christ, in accordance with stories.
The actor, 57, starred as Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson‘s blockbuster biblical drama The Ardour of the Christ. Nonetheless, he won’t be returning to the function for The Resurrection of the Christ, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
Monica Bellucci, who portrayed Mary Magdalene within the 2004 epic, will even not be returning as a very new solid will star within the sequel. Web page Six was the primary to report the casting updates.
Pre-production is at the moment underway for The Resurrection of the Christ as new actors are being sourced for the undertaking in Rome, in accordance with the outlet.
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The stories come after Caviezel spoke about returning to his star-turning function as Jesus within the long-awaited sequel in an interview.
Talking on the Arroyo Grande podcast in April, the actor shared his ideas on rejoining the undertaking. “Now I get these bonus years and I had no concept [on the original film]. On the time, after I used to be executed, it was executed.”
Caviezel revealed that he first discovered that there could be a sequel to The Ardour of the Christ in 2013. When requested if he was “anxious” to reprise the function, he mentioned, “After all I’m, however that can by no means [go away]m … however I used to be anxious on the final one.”
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Caviezel mentioned that this time he want to “actually keep on this second,” including, “I wish to take pleasure in this another than I did the opposite one.”
In keeping with IMDB, Caviezel continues to be signed up for The Resurrection of the Christ, together with Romanian actress Maia Morgenstern and Francesco De Vito, who starred in The Ardour of the Christ in 2004.
The Resurrection of the Christ retells the story of the resurrection of Jesus. Filming for The Resurrection of the Christ was beforehand reported to have began in August at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, in accordance with Selection.
The sequel will likely be break up into two elements, with the primary half premiering on March 26, 2027. Half 2 will premiere on Thursday, Might 6, 2027.
PEOPLE has reached out to Lionsgate for remark.