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Mel Gibson to cast de-aged Jim Caviezel in ‘acid trip’ sequel to Passion of the Christ

The director said the long-planned follow-up to the 2004 hit, which is due to start filming next year, will contain ‘some crazy stuff’

Mel Gibson says that he is going to cast a de-aged Jim Caviezel in his long-planned sequel to The Passion of the Christ, and that the film will be an “acid trip”. Asked how he would handle the 20-year time gap for a story that is supposed to take place three days after the events depicted in Passion of the Christ, Gibson said he would use de-ageing techniques that are “so good now”. Asked when the film would start shooting, Gibson said he hoped to begin “next year sometime”, adding: “There’s a lot required because it’s an acid trip.

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