Overview
- Production quietly began last week at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, the same complex used for the 2004 original.
- Mariela Garriga takes over as Mary Magdalene, with Kasia Smutniak as Mary, Pier Luigi Pasino as Peter, Riccardo Scamarcio as Pontius Pilate, and Rupert Everett in a small but important role.
- Lionsgate will release the two Icon Productions films on March 26, 2027 and May 6, 2027, aligning with Good Friday and Ascension Day.
- The creative team is led by Mel Gibson and producer Bruce Davey with scripts by Randall Wallace, and Gibson has teased a more experimental tone.
- After Cinecittà, filming is expected to expand to southern Italian locations including Matera and nearby towns.