The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (often referred to as The Resurrection) is an upcoming film that is being marketed as an unofficial sequel to The Passion of the Christ. It will continue with the events following The Passion and cover the story of Jesus as described in the Bible, including Him coming out of the tomb and the forty days that lead up to His ascension into Heaven. The production team is almost entirely assembled and the estimated release date is Easter 2016.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is using donation-based crowdfunding to raise part of its total project budget of $225 million, which will also include the costs of filming certain parts of the film in 3D. The plan is for the movie to be filmed on location in Israel, Morocco and Los Angeles. The film's official tagline is, "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told".
Premise
The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, depicted the final 12 hours of the life of Jesus, but only briefly mentions the resurrection of Jesus as described in the Bible. Film producer David Wood believes he received a vision from God to portray the rest of the life of Jesus on film, calling it "God's sequel". Wood said, "The real power of Christianity is the risen Jesus. Even though we all know that Christ went to the cross for our sins, it's really the power of Him resurrecting... this second story is about this. It's a story about love and hope." Filming is projected to take place in Israel and surrounding areas.
Production
Early planning
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ has chosen a production approach unlike traditional film productions, which typically involve pre-production, production, postproduction and advertising/marketing and finally a release, in that order. This film is making advertising and marketing a main part of the preproduction phase. The goal behind this plan is to cause discussion, anticipation and active participation from people who chose to become "Spiritual Producers". This allows Christians to be involved and engaged in the casting process, aspects of script writing, the funding, and the marketing process.
Release
David Wood believed that The Resurrection of Jesus Christ would be premiered worldwide on the same weekend, but at the time of his initial vision, the technology was not possible. However, the video streaming capability of today makes the vision a possibility. On its opening weekend, the film is planned to be available for streaming to computers, laptops, tablets, and phones. This also provides opportunities for churches and other organizations to stream the movie and sell tickets to a showing in their own building. The project is partnering with Chuong Thai of Vertical Streaming which provides access to technology that can stream the film to most digital devices.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu