Mel Gibson’s highly anticipated film The Resurrection of the Christ will be released in two parts, with the first part screening in Holy Week in 2007. Source: CNA.
Film company Lionsgate officially announced the release dates in a post on X on Tuesday.
Part 1 of the film will be released on March 26, 2027, Good Friday, and Part 2 will be released several weeks later on May 6, which will fall on the feast of the Ascension.
On May 15, it was announced that Lionsgate had been chosen as the studio partnering with Gibson’s Icon Productions on the upcoming film.
“For many, many people across the globe, The Resurrection of the Christ is the most anticipated theatrical event in a generation. It is also an awe-inspiring and spectacularly epic theatrical film that is going to leave moviegoers worldwide breathless,” Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said in a press release announcing the partnership.
“Lionsgate’s brave, innovative spirit and nimble, can-do attitude have inspired me for a long time, and I couldn’t think of a more perfect distributor for The Resurrection of the Christ,” Gibson said at the time.
This upcoming film, the sequel to The Passion of the Christ, will once again feature Jim Caviezel in the role of Jesus.
While not much is known about the details of the film, in an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Gibson said the film is “very ambitious” and the story follows “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle”.
He also shared that he plans to use “a few techniques,” such as CGI de-aging, on Caviezel due to the fact that over 20 years have passed since the first movie was released.
Released in 2004, The Passion of the Christ vividly depicts the final hours of Jesus’s life, from his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane to his crucifixion.
The film has been the subject of debate since its release. The graphic scenes of Christ’s scourging and crucifixion sparked controversy; some critics considered it excessively violent, while others praised it for its historical authenticity and its ability to realistically convey Christ’s suffering.
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Mel Gibson’s 2-part ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ to be released starting Holy Week 2027 (By Francesca Pollio Fenton, CNA)
