

The movie itself dealt with a great deal of controversy regarding depictions of violence and the Jewish community. The world has changed a great deal since The Passion of the Christ first hit theaters. I really felt that faith was much bigger than the industry and Hollywood, and bigger than. I didn't give it to myself, but it's something in which I have a great range. Because of what I do as an actor - that's my skill - it was given to me from God. You'd think, 'Oh, you're going to work a lot.' No, I didn't. Still, Caviezel expressed his belief that he had made the right call in accepting the role of Jesus. While the movie made him known to a global audience, it also typecast him in a role that made it difficult for audiences to accept him playing any other ordinary character later in his career. Unfortunately for James Caviezel, playing the role of Jesus proved a double-edged sword. It's a highly-charged one, so we keep our cards close to our chest." That is the Mount Everest of movies and we are in discussions about it a lot. My major focus of study was the resurrection. My major in college was religion, and I did a year seminary afterward. In the past, the writer of the movie, Randall Wallace, had also hinted that a sequel is in the works, describing the project as the "Mount Everest of Movies". Yet, Gibson's depiction of the last twelve hours of Christ's life touched a chord with audiences worldwide. No one was expecting The Passion of the Christ to do as well at the box office as it did. It's going to be the biggest film in world history." It's called The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection. " Mel Gibson just sent me the third picture, the third draft. In a recent interview, Caviezel revealed work is in progress on the highly-ambitious sequel. The movie became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of its time. In 2004, filmmaker Mel Gibson presented the world with his take on the story of Jesus with The Passion of the Christ, starring Jim Caviezel in the lead role as Jesus of Nazareth.
