Mel Gibson talks "The Passion of the Christ" sequel, confirms titleNovember 2, 2016 - 15:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mel Gibson has confirmed that the sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" will be titled "Resurrection (2018)", AceShowbiz reports. While appearing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", the 60-year-old filmmaker also talked to Stephen Colbert about how he would tell the story of the resurrection of Jesus. "It's more than a single event, it's an amazing event," Mel said. "It's not just about the event. It's not some kind of chronological telling of just that event. That could be boring." The Oscar winner added, "What if the other things around that happen," before teasing "there is another realm" that he would include in the movie. Randall Wallace is on board to pen the screenplay for the follow-up to the 2004 Biblical blockbuster. Randall, who was a religion major at Duke University, said back in June that the resurrection was a specialty of his. "I always wanted to tell this story," the "Pearl Harbor" scribe shared. " 'The Passion' is the beginning and there's a lot more story to tell." "The Passion of the Christ" starred James Caviezel as Jesus Christ and grossed a whopping $612 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget. It is the highest grossing religious film, the second highest-grossing R-rated film in the U.S. and the highest grossing non-English-language film of all time. It also received three nominations at the 77th Academy Awards. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |