Jim Caviezel Was “Heartbroken” Over Losing Jesus, But Says Gibson’s Sequels Can’t Touch Passion of the Christ

Fans of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ had to wait roughly 20 years before the promised sequel went into production. And during that time actor Jim Caviezel was on standby, ready to play Jesus on the big screen again. Except, things didn’t turn out as planned. Aside from Caviezel aging (which was meant to be fixed with de-aging tech) and how costly that fix would have been, Icon, Mel Gibson’s production company, decided to go in a completely different direction with the sequel films – which meant casting new actors, including Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen (36 when he was cast and best known for The Last Kingdom) as the new Christ. Why Jim Caviezel Isn’t Returning in The Resurrection of the Christ In a new interview with Raymond Arroyo on the Arroyo Grande podcast , the 58-year-old actor has finally spoken out and revealed that he was “heartbroken” about losing the role.

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