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'Passion of the Christ' sequel to be the 'biggest film in history'

'Passion of the Christ' sequel to be the 'biggest film in history'

Passion of the Christ

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Jim Caviezel has confirmed he will reprise his role as Jesus in director Mel Gibson's sequel to the 2004 box office phenomenon

Person of Interest fameJim Caviziel who played the role of Jesus Christ inMel Gibson's highly-controversial movie Passion of the Christ hasannouncedto reprise hisrole asJesusChristin the much-awaited sequel of the movie.

It is confirmed that the actor is in talks with the director to star in the sequel.

In the original film, Jim played the role of Jesus Christ 14 years ago.

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The film had cost$30 million to make, was shot in Italy anddialogues were in Aramaic, Hebrew and Latin. The R-rated movie courted controversy with its graphic violence and anti-semitic undertones.

Screenwriter Randall Wallace is working on a screenplay for The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection. Randall also contributedto Gibson's Oscar-winning Braveheart.

Gibson's original Passion of the Christ was released in 2004 and earned $612 million worldwide on just a $30 million production budget.