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A film based on the book was scheduled to start shooting in October 2007 in Israel, [4] produced by David Kirkpatrick, co-founder of Good News Holdings. The production company hoped to release the film in the Fall of 2008. [5] However, the project was cancelled due to "creative differences". [6]
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide Box Office religion Year References 1 The Passion of the Christ: Icon Productions: $622.3 million Christian 2004
The first book of the series was made into a movie with the same name, released in 2002, which was financed by the wealthy entrepreneur Philip Anschutz, who was a fan of the novel. The cast includes the noted actors F. Murray Abraham and Tony Goldwyn in the lead. [1]
In particular, a facial reconstruction during the final episode showing what Jesus might have looked like garnered significant media attention. [19] [20] In the lead-up to episode one, several newspapers ran stories speculating whether the computer-generated image could show the true face of Jesus. [21]
Earlier this year a picture re-emerged that showed what Jesus might have looked like as a kid. Detectives took the Turin Shroud, believed to show Jesus' image, and created a photo-fit image from ...
Martin Scorsese, director of the 1988 film adaptation, formulated that Kazantzakis didn't doubt the divine nature of Jesus, noting, "The beauty of Kazantzakis' concept is that Jesus has to put up with everything we go through, all the doubts and fears and anger. He made me feel like he's sinning—but he's not sinning, he’s just human.
The film includes a trial of Jesus at Herod's court, which is only found in the Gospel of Luke. The film also draws from other parts of the New Testament. One line spoken by Jesus in the film, "I make all things new", is found in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 21, verse 5. [14] The film also refers to the Old Testament.
It was directed by South African film maker Regardt van den Bergh and stars veteran actor Richard Kiley in the role of St. Matthew (who narrates the movie), newcomer Bruce Marchiano as Jesus, and Gerrit Schoonhoven as Peter. [1] [2] Marchiano portrays Jesus as a joyous, earthy, personal man with a sense of humour. [3] [4]