Mel Gibson believes The Resurrection of the Christ represents his 'life’s work'
Mel Gibson has created "something powerful" with his new two-part movie The Resurrection of the Christ insisting the films represent his "life’s work".
Mel Gibson's new two-part movie The Resurrection of the Christ represents his "life’s work".
The actor-turned-director has been busy working on the sequel to his 2004 film The Passion of the Christ and he's now celebrated the end of filming by declaring the team has created "something powerful" in the two-part epic.
In a statement, Mel - who is directing the films - explained: "I’m deeply grateful to my incredibly talented cast and crew for pouring their hearts into this production.
"Together, we created something powerful. This film represents a major part of my life’s work, and it has demanded everything of me as a filmmaker and as an artist.
"This is far more than a film to me. It’s a mission I’ve carried for over twenty years to tell what I believe is the most important story in human history.
"Reuniting with many of my original collaborators from The Passion of the Christ - true masters of their craft - allowed us to bring this story to the screen exactly as I envisioned it."
The two films had been due to be released in 2027 but it has since been revealed the launch dates have been posted.
Part one will now debut on May 6 2027 with the second due on May 25 2028. Both release dates coincide with Ascension Day, when Christians celebrate the ascension of Jesus into heaven.
Gibson has been working on the sequel for many years and back in 2022, he spoke about the difficulties he was facing in his attempts to bring the story to the big screen.
During an appearance on EWTN's The World Over YouTube show, he explained: "Well it's a huge subject, and it’s not a linear narrative so that in order to have it mean something and resonate for almost anybody that watches it ...
"You have to juxtapose the central event that I’m trying to tell with everything else around it in the future, in the past, and in other realms, and that’s kind of getting a little sci-fi out there.
"It's a big story, it's a difficult concept and it's taken me a long time to focus and find a way to tell that story and really delivers to someone who may not know anything about the central story ... "
Gibson went on to reveal he had two finished scripts and struggled to choose between them.
He added: "I've got two scripts ... so I got the pair of them and they're both good ... Plus you have to add your own mojo to it ... and there's a lot of material to draw from, believe me."
