Watch: The trailer for The Last Supper
The film, which stars a Bible-movie veteran as Caiaphas, comes to theatres March 14.
I’ve mentioned before that a movie called The Last Supper—produced by Pinnacle Peak, the studio behind God’s Not Dead and The Case for Christ—is coming to theatres in March. (Note: this is not to be confused with The Chosen: Last Supper, which is the official name for the theatrical release of The Chosen Season 5.)
Yesterday I watched a trailer for the film, and I found myself wondering why I recognized Caiaphas’s voice. (We hear it before we see the character, but even when we see him, the actor’s face is obscured by make-up and costume.)
A quick check of the internet revealed the answer: it’s James Faulkner! Easily one of my favorite interviewees ever—I spoke to him in 2018 when he played the title character in Paul, Apostle of Christ—and an actor with multiple Bible-movie credits to his name already. So, I am suddenly a lot more interested in this film.
You can check out the trailer for yourself here:
And now for a quick run-down of Faulkner’s Bible-movie roles (using screen captures that I originally created for my post on Downton Abbey actors who have Bible-movie experience; he played Lord Sinderby in that series).
First—and this is a bit of a cheat—he played Herod Agrippa in I, Claudius (1976), which isn’t a Bible movie per se, but the character is biblical (cf Acts 12):
Next, he played a Judaizer named Menahem in Peter and Paul (1981):
Then he played a Roman named Marcellus in Ben-Hur (2010):
Then he played Paul in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018):
And now he is playing Caiaphas in The Last Supper (2025):
He also played Cardinal Vincini in The Devil Conspiracy (2022), a movie about angels, demons, and attempts to use the DNA of Jesus (taken from the Shroud of Turin) that falls well outside the scope of what I’d normally consider a “Bible movie”.
In addition to the trailer, Pinnacle Peak has released a few other videos to promote The Last Supper.
Here is a clip of the scene in which Jesus feeds the 5,000:
Here are two videos in which pastor Shaddy Soliman talks about the significance of the last supper in general, and the foot-washing in particular:
And here is a video in which Pinnacle Peak CEO Michael Scott talks about the film:
The Last Supper is coming to theatres March 14.
You can learn more about the film, and buy tickets to it, via the film’s official website.
Upcoming Bible movies and TV shows — an updated list:
February 12, 2025 — Gabriel and the Guardians (streaming: Angel Studios)
February 27, 2025 — House of David (streaming: Prime Video)
March 14, 2025 — The Last Supper (theatrical: Pinnacle Peak)
March 27, 2025 — The Chosen: Last Supper (theatrical: Fathom Events)
April 11, 2025 — The King of Kings (theatrical: Angel Studios)
April-May 2025 — Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints part 2 (includes episode on Mary Magdalene; streaming: Fox Nation)
Spring 2025 — Testament (streaming: Angel Studios)
September 5, 2025 — Light of the World (theatrical: Salvation Poem Project)
November 21, 2025 — David (theatrical: Angel Studios)
2025 (no month specified) — The Chosen Adventures (streaming)
2025 (no month specified) — The Promised Land season 1 (streaming)
2025 (no month specified) — R&B (streaming: Netflix)
2025 (no month specified) — Bethlehem (theatrical: Angel Studios)
no release date specified — The Carpenter’s Son (theatrical…?)
no release date specified — Judas’ Gospel (theatrical…?)
who knows when Malick will finish it — The Way of the Wind (theatrical)