Overview

• Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey will produce the two films through Icon Productions with Lionsgate handling theatrical distribution.
• Part One opens on Good Friday, March 26, 2027, and Part Two follows 40 days later on Ascension Day, May 6, 2027.
• Principal photography is slated to begin in August 2025 at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios and on location in Matera, Altamura, Ginosa and Gravina di Laterza.
• Jim Caviezel will reprise his role as Jesus Christ, with CGI de-aging technology scheduled to present a younger portrayal.
• The dual scripts, developed over eight years with Randall Wallace, promise an expansive exploration of salvation history that spans the fall of angels and realms like Sheol.