Support NeoGAF

[torre_avenue]

Because the story of Jesus really did need a sequel.

Mel Gibson and writer Randall Wallace are working on a sequel to The Passion of the Christ that will tell the story of the resurrection of Jesus, Wallace tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Wallace, nominated for an Academy Award for scripting Gibson's 1995 best picture Oscar winner Braveheart, on Thursday (reluctantly) confirmed rumors that he has begun to write a script for a story about the resurrection, telling THR that the project is becoming too difficult to keep under wraps.

Wallace was a religion major at Duke University and says the resurrection was a specialty of his. "I always wanted to tell this story," he says. "The Passion is the beginning and there's a lot more story to tell."

A rep for Gibson declined to comment on the filmmaker-actor's involvement in a Passion sequel.

"The evangelical community considers The Passion the biggest movie ever out of Hollywood, and they kept telling us that they think a sequel will be even bigger," Wallace says.

No studio or financial backing has been lined up for the project, which is still in the early script stage. But Wallace indicates there are several financiers interested in investing. "It's too early to talk money," he adds. "This is such a huge and sacred subject."

Guess this'll take Mel out of the running for Iron Man 4.

 

[GK86]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1230937

 

[Ninja Scooter]

 

[23qwerty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1230937

bro you're going to hell

 

[Betty]

Guess this'll take Mel out of the running for Iron Man 4.

Unless there's time travel elements and Jesus meets up with Stark for an epic buddy road trip.

 

[torre_avenue]

Oops, sorry. Should have looked before posting.

Lock it up.