Mel Gibson ‘Enthusiasm of the Christ’ follow up stars brand-new cast

It’s the 2nd coming of “Christ”– however the initial cast will not be reanimated.

Mel Gibson’s long-gestating follow up to “The Enthusiasm of the Christ” will begin shooting in Rome, however with a totally brand-new cast, an expert informed Page 6.

Jim Caviezel will not return as Jesus, and Monica Bellucci will not be back as Mary Magdalene in “The Resurrection of the Christ,” we hear.

” They’re [currently] conference with stars [in Rome],” a source acquainted with the task informed us.

Another source stated they changed it up due to the fact that “they ‘d [have had] to do a great deal of deal with the [original] stars … digital things, plus the scheduling.”

” There was a great deal of backward and forward,” they stated, including the flick has actually remained in pre-production “for a number of months.”

Gibson’s much-anticipated follow-up to 2004’s enormous indie hit was thwarted by numerous of the star’s scandals in subsequent years.

Debates, consisting of a DUI and the appearing of antisemitic and homophobic remarks, discovered the as soon as A-lister excommunicated from Hollywood, with mainstream studios avoiding him.

In 2010, power skill company WME dropped him as a customer after audio dripped of him scolding ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva with misogynistic and racist remarks.

The now-sober “Braveheart” star got a taste of his previous Hollywood splendor in 2016 when he got an Oscar election for directing the war movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”

His go back to “Christ” might discover him back on the candidate list.

Range reported in August that the much-delayed motion picture will be divided into 2 parts. Both are set to launch in 2027.

The initial made $610 million internationally on a $30 million spending plan.

A representative for Gibson did not return to us.