Mel Gibson's "Resurrection," the film about Jesus Christ's resurrection is still three years from now as it is a big story that will explore the happenings surrounding the event. The movie is a follow-up of the "The Passion of the Christ" which is a blockbuster R-rated film in 2004, making more than $600 million worldwide over a $30 million budget.
Gibson guested on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Nov. 1, Tuesday, and discussed about the possible 2019 resurrection movie. He teased it will not only focus on the resurrection itself but more.
"It's an amazing event and to underpin that with the things around it is really the story," Gibson said on the show. "It's not some kind of chronological telling of just that event. That could be boring.'"
The actor turned filmmaker said the "Resurrection" will have "bad guys from another realm." It will cover what happened to the three days after the death of Christ.
Gibson believes it is worth thinking about having part of the movie taking place in hell as it will explore the three-day period between Christ's death and resurrection. He made it clear there is a legitimate story to tell about the resurrection after Stephen Colbert jested that the subject may not have a lot of stories.
The 60-year-old filmmaker will be working with screenwriter Randall Wallace for "Resurrection," according to The Hollywood Reporter. They have worked together in "Braveheart" and the original Christ movie. After being revealed earlier this year, the sequel to Christ's story has yet to find a financing of any kind, Movieweb reported.
Gibson's 2004 hit described Christ's sufferings during his final days, crucifixion and death. The film starred Jim Caviezel as Christ, Maia Morgenstern as Mary and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It drew a large number of religious moviegoers and received three Oscar nominations.
Gibson is currently promoting for his real-life war drama, "Hacksaw Ridge" which is getting a lot of positive buzz lately. It is his return to directorial job after a decade-long hiatus as his last project was "Apocalypto" in 2006.
Watch Gibson talk about the upcoming movie on Colbert's show: