Overview
- Principal photography is underway at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, with Icon Productions producing alongside Lionsgate and work based in the new Studio 22 facility.
- Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen plays Jesus, with Mariela Garriga as Mary Magdalene, Kasia Smutniak as Mary, Pier Luigi Pasino as Peter, Riccardo Scamarcio as Pontius Pilate, and Rupert Everett in a small but key role.
- Original stars Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci are not returning as the production has opted for a younger ensemble in place of digital rejuvenation.
- The project will be released in two parts on March 26, 2027 and May 6, 2027, dates aligned with Good Friday and Ascension Day.
- Gibson describes the approach as a nearly psychedelic exploration of the resurrection, focusing on the period immediately following the crucifixion and based on a script co-written with Randall Wallace.