As reported exclusively by Variety, shooting started in early October at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios on Gibson’s long-delayed follow up to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ,” with its main ensemble cast having been entirely recast. Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen (“The Last Kingdom”) is playing the role of Jesus, replacing original star Jim Caviezel. Mary Magdalene, a role held in “Passion” by Monica Bellucci, is being played in “Resurrection” by Cuban actress Mariela Garriga, and Smutniak is replacing Maia Morgenstern as Mary.
Polish media are reporting that supporters of the country’s conservative pro-life Law and Justice party (PiS) have written to Gibson’s Icon Productions banner to protest Smutniak’s casting,…
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