Mel Gibson lastly gave followers an enormous replace on the lengthy rumoured sequel to his 2004 mega-hit The Ardour of the Christ, and actually, it appears like he’s aiming to take issues to a complete different degree. Whereas chatting with Joe Rogan on his podcast, Gibson dropped that he’s hoping to start out filming The Resurrection of the Christ subsequent yr. It is a strong title, however we have been hoping for 2 Ardour 2 Christ, alas. And, after all, he shared some juicy particulars about what we will anticipate—together with who’s coming again to play Jesus.

“I’m hoping subsequent yr someday,” Gibson stated. “There’s loads required as a result of it’s an acid journey. I’ve by no means learn something prefer it.” Apparently, the script has been a severe labour of affection, written by Gibson himself alongside his brother and Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace. Gibson additionally revealed that Jim Caviezel, who performed Jesus within the first film, is coming again to reprise the function, however there’s a little bit of a catch. Because it’s been over 20 years because the first movie, Gibson stated they’re planning to make use of some CGI magic to de-age Caviezel. We now reside in a world the place the Son of God and occasional carpenter is getting a digital makeover.

What’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ Going to Be About?

The sequel will clearly concentrate on Jesus’ resurrection, choosing up proper the place The Ardour of the Christ left off. However don’t anticipate it to cease there. In line with Gibson, the film goes to cowl an enormous timeline, stretching “from the autumn of the angels to the demise of the final apostle.” So he is not aiming excessive, then.

“My brother and I and Randall all kind of congregated on this. So there’s some good heads put collectively, however there’s some loopy stuff. And I believe as a way to actually inform the story correctly it’s a must to actually begin with the autumn of the angels, which implies you’re in one other place, you’re in one other realm. You could go to hell. You could go to Sheol.”

Gibson didn’t maintain again when speaking about how formidable this challenge is. “It’s about discovering the best way in that’s not tacky or too apparent,” he stated. “I believe I’ve concepts about how to do this and how one can evoke issues and feelings in individuals from the best way you depict it and the best way you shoot it. So I’ve been serious about it for a very long time. It’s not going to be simple and it’s going to require quite a lot of planning and I’m not wholly certain I can pull it off to let you know the reality. It’s tremendous formidable. However I’ll take a crack at it as a result of that’s what you bought to do, proper, stroll as much as the plate, proper?”

Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates on The Resurrection of the Christ.