Overview
- Cameras are rolling at Cinecittà in Rome, with additional shoots planned in southern Italy, including Matera, Ginosa, Gravina Laterza and Altamura.
- Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen plays Jesus, replacing Jim Caviezel, and Mariela Garriga portrays Mary Magdalene in place of Monica Bellucci.
- Kasia Smutniak takes the role of Mary, Pier Luigi Pasino is Peter, Riccardo Scamarcio is Pontius Pilate and Rupert Everett has a small but significant part.
- The sequel will be released in two parts on March 26, 2027 and May 6, 2027, aligning with Good Friday and Ascension Day.
- Icon Productions and Lionsgate are producing, with Gibson directing from a script he developed with Randall Wallace that he has described as more mystical and experimental.