{"id":2083978,"date":"2025-10-11T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2083978"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:11:10","slug":"jim-caviezel-will-not-return-as-jesus-christ-in-mel-gibsons-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-search-underway-for-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jim-caviezel-will-not-return-as-jesus-christ-in-mel-gibsons-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-search-underway-for-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Caviezel Will Not Return as Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson\u2019s \u201cPassion of the Christ\u201d Sequel, Search Underway for Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jim Caviezel will not be portraying Jesus Christ in the sequel to 2004&#8217;s<em>The Passion of the Christ, <\/em>per <em>Page Six<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 57-year-old actor played Jesus Christ in the original film, directed by Mel Gibson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Resurrection of the Christ<\/em> is set to be released in two parts in 2027<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/what-to-know-about-jim-caviezel-s-surprise-hit-movie-sound-of-freedom-7561887\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jim Caviezel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jim Caviezel<\/a> will not be returning to his role as Jesus Christ, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, 57, starred as Jesus Christ in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/mel-gibson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mel Gibson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mel Gibson<\/a>&#8216;s blockbuster biblical drama <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2004\/02\/25\/passion-christ-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Passion of the Christ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Passion of the Christ<\/em><\/a>. However, he will not be returning to the role for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/everything-we-know-about-mel-gibsons-passion-of-the-christ-sequel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Resurrection of the Christ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Resurrection of the Christ<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/passion-of-the-christ-jim-caviezel-resurrection-mel-gibson-1236398258\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/monica-bellucci\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Monica Bellucci;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Monica Bellucci<\/a>, who portrayed Mary Magdalene in the 2004 epic, will also not be returning as a completely new cast will star in the sequel. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/09\/entertainment\/mel-gibson-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-stars-new-cast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Page Six<\/em><\/a> was the first to report the casting updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pre-production is currently underway for <em>The Resurrection of the Christ<\/em> as new actors are being sourced for the project in Rome, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Phillipe Antonello\/Icon Prod\/Marquis\/Kobal\/Shutterstock <\/p>\n<p> Caviezel and Mel Gibson on the set of &#8216;The Passion of the Christ&#8217; in 2004<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The reports come after Caviezel spoke about returning to his star-turning role as Jesus in the long-awaited sequel in an interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p9tsMDSEAHc?t=1903\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arroyo Grande podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Arroyo Grande<\/em> podcast<\/a> in April, the actor shared his thoughts on rejoining the project. \u201cNow I get these bonus years and I had no idea [on the original film]. At the time, after I was done, it was done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Caviezel revealed that he first learned that there would be a sequel to <em>The Passion of the Christ<\/em> in 2013. When asked if he was \u201cworried\u201d to reprise the role, he said, \u201cOf course I am, but that will never [go away]m \u2026 but I was worried on the last one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Newmarket\/courtesy Everett Collection Francesco De Vito and Caviezel in 2004's 'The Passion of the Christ'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2V7h9t5Z4piX6yynj86HwQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/2dc36b15ea5cf44112e804ffae736fed\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Newmarket\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p> Francesco De Vito and Caviezel in 2004&#8217;s &#8216;The Passion of the Christ&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Caviezel said that this time he would like to \u201creally stay in this moment,\u201d adding, \u201cI want to enjoy this one more than I did the other one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5795232\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:IMDB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">IMDB<\/a>, Caviezel is still signed up for <em>The Resurrection of the Christ<\/em>, along with Romanian actress Maia Morgenstern and Francesco De Vito, who starred in <em>The Passion of the Christ <\/em>in 2004.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Resurrection of the Christ<\/em> retells the story of the resurrection of Jesus. Filming for <em>The Resurrection of the Christ<\/em> was previously reported to have started in August at Rome\u2019s Cinecitt\u00e0 Studios, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/global\/mel-gibson-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-shoot-this-summer-rome-1236348235\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sequel will be split into two parts, with the first part premiering on March 26, 2027. Part 2 will premiere on Thursday, May 6, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE has reached out to Lionsgate for comment.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jim-caviezel-will-not-return-as-jesus-christ-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-11828589\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jim Caviezel will not be portraying Jesus Christ in the sequel to 2004&#8217;sThe Passion of the Christ, per Page Six The 57-year-old actor played Jesus Christ in the original film, directed by Mel Gibson The Resurrection of the Christ is set to be released in two parts in 2027 Jim Caviezel will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2083979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[357007,372315,392102,43408,375362,31190,340450,340451],"class_list":["post-2083978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-jesus-christ","tag-jim-caviezel","tag-mary-magdalene","tag-mel-gibson","tag-monica-bellucci","tag-the-hollywood-reporter","tag-the-passion-of-the-christ","tag-the-resurrection"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jim-Caviezel-Will-Not-Return-as-Jesus-Christ-in-Mel.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2083978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2083980,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083978\/revisions\/2083980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2083978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2083978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2083978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}