![]() ![]() Writer Randall Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 that he and Gibson were hard at work on a Passion of the Christ script dealing with the resurrection. We also know this isn't the first word we've heard about a sequel. This led the low-budget (by Hollywood standards) project of $30 million to become a resounding success, bringing in a total of an estimated $622 million worldwide and making it the most successful independent film of all time. Nevertheless, many believers packed theaters to see it, with some churches even sponsoring trips to screenings. Casual viewers also complained about watching a two-hour film with dialogue spoken entirely in Hebrew, Latin, and reconstructed Aramaic. ![]() Even some devout Christians found the gory violence off-putting or distracting from Jesus' message. The original movie was met with a great deal of controversy, including protests outside some theaters and critics decrying perceived antisemitism. Whereas the first film followed Jesus' life during the final hours before his crucifixion, the sequel will recount his resurrection and what immediately follows. On the subject of drafts, Caviezel also revealed it was the third version of a script that he recently read from Gibson. ![]()
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