The Passion of the Christ 2 is coming: “a trip on acid” according to Mel Gibson

The scenario of the sequel to the controversial The passion of Christ would be crazy, according to Mel Gibson.

Mel Gibson is above all an acting career that has spanned almost five decades and two cult franchises: madmax And The lethal Weapon. But it is also a brilliant career behind the camera where he notably saved Hollywood with his kilt and his knife in Braveheart (five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director).

Director Mel Gibson has indeed distinguished himself with projects and an uncompromising vision. But if the exciting apocalypto and the superb You will not kill marked the spirits, it is indeed the mystical Stations of the Cross The passion of Christ who has been talked about the most. And the actor and director has revealed that the script for the sequel he’s been working on for many years would be a realacid trip“.

never too old

Mel Gibson took advantage of his time at Outstanding Screenplays to give some tantalizing details about this sequel titled The Passion of the Christ: Resurrectionand which promises to be up to the shock:

“We will start production as soon as possible. It’s a project of such magnitude that we can’t do it lightly, we can’t do it quickly. You really have to think about what you need to show for it to be poignant. The film cannot be linear, it must juxtaposing many elements, even from different eras, to be able to illustrate its meaning in the most complete way possible. And I think it’s going to be a real puzzle to do.

And I have two scenarios. The first is very solid, very structured, in line with what one would expect. And the second one is like an acid trip, because you go through several realms and lots of other things. We’re in hell, we see angels falling from heaven, it’s crazy. »

A tumultuous journey

The first film caused a lot of division when it was released almost 20 years ago. But one thing is certain, he left no one indifferent. Radical project shot in Aramaic and Latin, and financed to the tune of 30 million dollars by Mel Gibson with his production company Icon Productions, The passion of Christ grossed over $612 million worldwide.

The sequel, which has been in the works for a while, is therefore likely to be talked about a lot. The actor-director is writing the screenplays with Randall Wallace, with whom he previously worked on Braveheart, You will not kill And The passion of Christ. There is no information on a possible filming or release date at this time, with Mel Gibson busy with the making of another film: Flight Risk with Mark Wahlberg, which does not yet have a release date in France.