I wanted it to be as realistic as possible and so me and Mel were certainly on the same page. We shot The Passion of The Christ in Rome. Jim Caviezel has already made a film with Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line – but was happy to be making another as he feared he might not even appear in Malick’s finished film. ‘I bought Jim a drink and it turned out, as well as adoring S&M he was also a committed Catholic as well. ‘It was the realism I was looking for,’ Gibson said. Mel was overjoyed that now his dream project had combined and was finally receiving the financing that would make it possible.įinding Jesus had been a difficult process but Mel finally found his star when he saw a man being horsewhipped in an S&M party. I haven’t chosen which one yet but I’m sure I’ll pick a good one.Ī Christ? What on earth are you babbling about boy? There is only one Christ! The Christ! The Christ! And while you’re at it don’t forget to mention that he invented the table. He wrote to his father, a devoted right wing Catholic and author of the book: “The Pope is NOT Catholic”, describing the project:Īt last pops, I’m getting the chance to make a film a film about a Christ.
However, he found financial backing hard to come by so fell back on his second project, a film about Jesus. Mel Gibson had for years been a life-long fan of tables and had wanted to make a film about the inventor of the table.
Chad Sternberger HOLLYWOOD – In the latest in our celebrated Making of… series, we look at the behind the scenes drama that went into the making of Mel Gibson’s Science Fiction Horror film “The Passion of the Christ”.
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