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Is The Passion of the Christ getting TWO sequels?
"It’s not one film, it’s two films, because it’s massive," said Mel Gibson when talking about The Resurrection of the Christ recently.
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Lionsgate to co-produce Mel Gibson's The Resurrection of the Christ
It's the studio's latest foray into the faith-based genre, following hits like The Shack and Jesus Revolution.
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Newsbites: The Chosen! The Resurrection of the Christ! The Way of the Wind!
The Chosen: Last Supper is coming to Prime Video on different dates in different countries; the sequel to The Passion of the Christ might start shooting…
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What sort of track record do "faith-based" sequels have?
The question is prompted by the news that I Can Only Imagine 2 starts filming in a couple months.
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Mel Gibson says he might shoot the sequel to The Passion of the Christ "next year"
He also says The Resurrection of the Christ will be a time-jumping “acid trip” that goes from “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle.”
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Newsbites: Scorsese's Jesus! Netflix's Mary! Mel's Passion! Gabriel's teaser!
Two Jesus movies (from Jesus-movie veterans) might not be quite as ready to go as we thought; Netflix buys a Bible movie; and an anime biblical fantasy…
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Newsbites: The Chosen universe! The Passion sequel!
Dallas Jenkins and Mel Gibson could both be diving into the Old Testament and bringing the Resurrection to the big screen in the next few years.
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Box office: Deadpool & Wolverine breaks another R-rated record
The superhero action comedy passed The Passion of the Christ this week to become the biggest R-rated movie in North America before adjusting for…
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Box office: Deadpool & Wolverine breaks all the records – okay, just some of them
Looks like Ryan Reynolds' "merc with the mouth" will finally take the R-rated box-office crown from The Passion of the Christ, possibly as soon as by…
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Interview: Deaf Missions filmmaker Joseph D. Josselyn on making a Jesus movie in American Sign Language
Josselyn's previous credits, as producer and/or director, include the feature-length The Book of Job (2018) and the biblical short film Uncondemned…
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Nicolas Cage to star as Joseph in a horror movie about Jesus' younger years
The Carpenter's Son is reportedly inspired by the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.
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Flashback: The Passion of the Christ turns 20
A look back at over two decades of my writing about this controversial film – plus some other Bible films that have major anniversaries coming up this…
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