Mel Gibson Passion of the Christ

Actor, director, producer Mel Gibson will begin production on the sequel of his mega-hit film, The Passion of the Christ, this spring, according to a new ...

"'The Passion' is the beginning, and there's a lot more story to tell." But it takes a lot of hard work, time, and money to do what we do. [request prayer](https://www1.cbn.com/prayer?intcmp=cbnnews-article-cta-prayer). "He is also, as well as a brilliant writer, he is a great director. "It's called The Resurrection. 'Resurrection' would focus on the twenty-four hours encompassing Jesus' passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection," Ruimy explained.

Passion Of The Christ scooped a whopping $612 million worldwide on a comparatively small budget of $30 million, making it the highest grossing R-rated film ...

The Passion is the beginning and there's a lot more story to tell,' he said. I'm an old hand at that,' he told Good Weekend at the time. 'They call it the spiritual path for the psychopath. 'Of course, that is a huge undertaking, and you know, it's not the Passion 2. That's the harsh reality. He directed We Were Soldiers and Heaven Is For Real and stuff.

Mel Gibson is set to return as the director of the sequel after almost 20 years away.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I always wanted to tell this story. He once revealed: "As I went down, the cross... He is also, as well as a brilliant writer, he is a great director. On top of being literally struck by lightning during filming, he endured physical pain and bloodshed during some major scenes. [Passion of the Christ](/latest/passion-of-the-christ), the film's original director, Mel Gibson, is about to start working on its sequel. Of course, that's a very big subject and it needs to be looked at because we don't want to just do a simple rendering of it – you know, read what happened."