Mel Gibson Reveals Plans for 'The Passion of the Christ' Sequel

Mel Gibson has provided an update on the highly anticipated sequel to his 2004 blockbuster, "The Passion of the Christ."

Speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast, he revealed that after years of development, production could finally begin in 2026.

"I'm hoping next year sometime. There's a lot required because it's an acid trip," he said, according to Variety, " adding that he'd "never read anything like" the script, which he has been developing alongside Randall Wallace.

During his interview, Gibson also revealed the upcoming film's title — "The Resurrection of the Christ."

The original "The Passion of the Christ," which was an account of the New Testament, made $612 million on a $30 million budget.

"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," said Wallace during a 2016 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

"I always wanted to tell this story," he added. "'The Passion' is the beginning, and there's a lot more story to tell."

Last year, World of Reel reported that the film will focus on the 24 hours encompassing Jesus' passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection.

Gibson previously spoke about the sequel when it was still in its early developmental stages, saying they wanted to take their time in planning the film.

"We're talking about that," he said back in 2016, according to The Christian Post. "Of course, that is a huge undertaking. And you know, it's not 'The Passion 2.' It's called 'The Resurrection.' Of course, that's a very big subject, and it needs to be looked at because we don't want to just do a simple rendering of it — you know, read what happened."

"But in order to read it, experience, and explore probably deeper meanings of what it's about, it's going to take some doing, and Randall Wallace is up to the task."

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