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A man pauses to look at a poster for the Mel Gibson movie "The Passion of the Christ" at a theater near Times Square, in New York, February 25, 2004. Gibson is now reportedly considering a sequel to the film focusing on the time after the resurrection of Christ. The resurrection was depicted in the original film, but only in a 30 second clip at the end of the movie.

Gibson reportedly wants sequel to ‘The Passion of the Christ’

By Gregory Tomlin, Christian Examiner

HOLLYWOOD (Christian Examiner) – If Mel Gibson is able to deliver a sequel to The Passion of the Christ, more than one resurrection may be depicted – one of Jesus on film and, the second, the director’s career.

Gibson’s film about the crucifixion of Jesus in 2004 was a box office smash, earning $612 million worldwide, or 2,000 percent over and above the cost of the film ($30 million). It spawned a series of faith-based films, tapping into an audience that Hollywood knew was there, but neglected in favor of what studios believed was a larger audience who didn’t want to see religious content.

Now, Randall Wallace, who penned Braveheart for Gibson – a good, but historically less-than-accurate film – is set to write the sequel about the ministry of Christ after the resurrection. There is no word yet on what the focus of the film will be (the early days of the church in Jerusalem, the mission to the Gentiles or Roman persecution of Christians).

 Wallace, who also wrote Heaven is for Real, is a logical choice for the script. He studied religion at Duke University and is fascinated by the history of the church. He told the Hollywood Reporter that he always wanted to tell the story.

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