Jim Caviezel to reprise role of Jesus in Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ sequel

Los Angeles: Actor Jim Caviezel is in negotiations to reprise his role as Jesus Christ in the upcoming sequel to Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. [caption id=“attachment_4329235” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Jim Caviezel in Passion of the Christ[/caption] Gibson would presumably both produce and direct the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor, 49, first played thirty-something-year-old Jesus 14 years ago. Gibson had hinted last year that the film might not be released until late 2019 or early 2020, “because it’s a big subject.” The original Passion of the Christ was released by Newmarket Films in 2004 and earned $612 million worldwide on just a $30 million production budget.