Lionsgate Partnering With Mel Gibson for ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
- Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions have teamed up with Lionsgate to produce and distribute the sequel to their 2004 hit, currently being filmed in Europe.
- This collaboration continues Gibson's longstanding relationship with Lionsgate, which previously released his Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge and the Mark Wahlberg thriller Flight Risk.
- The original film, The Passion of the Christ, was a 2004 landmark hit that grossed $370 million domestically on a $30 million budget and remained the highest-grossing R-rated film in North America until recently.
- Lionsgate chair Adam Fogelson hailed the new movie as a grand and visually stunning cinematic experience that will captivate audiences around the world, and commended Mel Gibson as one of the most outstanding directors of our era.
- Mel Gibson’s latest film holds deep personal significance for him, with Jim Caviezel returning to portray Jesus once again, and Lionsgate is set to bring considerable passion and creativity to this major cinematic release.
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Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ Set to Proceed with Lionsgate Partnership
Lionsgate has been chosen as the studio partner for “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the highly anticipated sequel to “The Passion of the Christ,” directed by Mel Gibson. The film will be produced under Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions banner, continuing Gibson’s long-standing partnership with Lionsgate, which previously distributed his Oscar-nominated film “Hacksaw Ridge” and the Mark Wahlberg thriller “Flight Risk.”
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Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ partners with Lionsgate
Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson. / Credit: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 15:41 pm (CNA). Production and distribution company Lionsgate has been chosen as the studio partnering with director Mel Gibs... [...]
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