Overview

• Filming began last week at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios for The Resurrection of the Christ, the two-part follow-up to 2004’s The Passion of the Christ.
• Alongside Ohtonen, Mariela Garriga takes Mary Magdalene, Kasia Smutniak portrays Mary, Pier Luigi Pasino plays Peter, and Riccardo Scamarcio is Pontius Pilate, with Rupert Everett in a small but noted role.
• The release plan sets Part One for Good Friday, March 26, 2027, with Part Two arriving on Ascension Day, May 6, 2027.
• Producers are Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey through Icon Productions, with Lionsgate handling distribution.
• Gibson co-wrote the screenplay with Randall Wallace and has described the sequel’s tone as more visionary, focusing on the resurrection’s spiritual and political repercussions.