First Photo: “The Resurrection of the Christ”

The first photo has been released from Mel Gibson’s two-part “The Resurrection of the Christ,” the sequel to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ”.

Shooting took place over seven months at Rome’s famed Cinecittà Studios from early October 2025 until the end of April this year.

Additional photography has also taken place at Gravina in Puglia, and other Italian towns including Matera, Ginosa, Torre Guaceto, Brindisi and Craco. Cinematographer Robrecht Heyvaert (“Bad Boys for Life”) takes over as the film’s director of photography.

Unfortunately, the photo release comes with the news of a delay with the second film pushed back a year and the first a month or so – both now arriving on Ascension Day.

“The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One” debuts May 6th 2027, while “The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two” arrives on May 25th 2028.

Jaakko Ohtonen takes over the role of Jesus alongside Mariela Garriga as Mary Magdalene, Pier Luigi Pasino as Peter, Kasia Smutniak as Jesus’ mother Mary, Riccardo Scamarcio as Pontius Pilate and Rupert Everett as Abraham.

The project will be released as two separate films, a ‘Part 1’ and ‘Part 2’, costing $100-125 million each. A major amount of VFX will be used in the film.

THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST: PART ONE – coming to theaters May 6, 2027. pic.twitter.com/eFXZu8qxzt

— The Resurrection of The Christ (@ResurrectFilm) May 21, 2026