Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection Of The Christ’ Split Into Two Movies; Release Dates Set For Both
Mel Gibson‘s film The Resurrection of the Christ, following up his 2004 hit The Passion of the Christ, will release in two parts through Lionsgate in 2027, the studio said Tuesday. In keeping with the film’s religious themes, Part One will release on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, with Part Two slated to open 40 days later on Ascension Day, Thursday, May 6, 2027.
Currently, only an untitled Warner Bros event film is slated for release the weekend of March 26 in 2027. The Resurrection‘s second installment, meanwhile, is set to go up against Sony’s video game adaptation The Legend of Zelda.
Plot details for The Resurrection of the Christ are under wraps. Gibson’s original film, starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus, was a landmark title that up until last year held the record as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time domestically. The film, portraying the last 12 hours of Christ’s life, debuted to an opening weekend of $83 million on its way to taking in $370 million in North American theaters and more than $610 million globally off a $30 million production budget. It also garnered three Oscar nominations in the categories of Makeup, Cinematography and Original Score.
Gibson directed The Passion from his own script written with Benedict Fitzgerald and also produced. Maia Morgenstern played the Blessed Virgin Mary, with Monica Bellucci appearing in the role of Mary Magdalene.
Both installments of Gibson’s latest will be produced by Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey, as previously announced. Caviezel is expected to return, as is Bellucci. Although Newmarket Films released The Passion, Gibson announced Lionsgate as his partner on The Resurrection of the Christ in May.
The deal continues Gibson’s long association with Lionsgate, where he made his two most recent films: his Oscar-nominated WWII drama Hacksaw Ridge, starring Andrew Garfield, and the thriller Flight Risk starring Mark Wahlberg. The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library including The Passion of the Christ.
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