Although the son of God is finally getting his long-awaited sequel, The Resurrection of Christ will not feature the return of Mel Gibson ‘s original cast.

Following their performances as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Deadline can confirm that Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci will not reprise their role in the sequel, which is currently casting their replacements in Rome .

Page Six previously broke the news, citing scheduling conflicts and the need for digital de-aging to have the actors reprise their roles more than 20 years later.

In April, Caviezel anticipated returning as Christ in Resurrection . “Now I get these bonus years and I had no idea [during the original film]. At the time, after I was done, it was done,” he said on t

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