Mel Gibson’s 2-Part ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ to Be Released Starting Holy Week 2027
On May 15 it was announced that Lionsgate had been chosen as the studio partnering with Gibson’s Icon Productions on the upcoming film.
On May 15 it was announced that Lionsgate had been chosen as the studio partnering with Gibson’s Icon Productions on the upcoming film.
Jim Caviezel will once again portray Jesus. Also returning are Maia Morgenstern as the Blessed Virgin Mary, Christo Jivkov as the disciple John, and Francesco De Vito as the disciple Peter.
After accepting the difficult fate God had in store for him, Father Stuart Long spent his last days as a conduit of Christ’s grace
Writer-director Rosalind Ross says that Father Stuart Long, whose life inspired the film, ‘learned that staying in the fight on your feet isn’t always as effective as getting on your knees and admitting that you can’t do it alone.’
“His conversion is phenomenal, from being an agnostic trouble maker to having a mystical encounter with God,” Father Tolleson said.
The director and screenwriter spoke at a screening of the film at the New York Archdiocese’s cultural center, and the Register’s critic chatted with Gibson about the film.
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