[Scarlett.]

Producer Bill McKay is planning to make an independent film about the resurrection of Jesus, reports Variety.

The $20 million religious drama, titled The Resurrection Of The Christ, will be released at Easter 2011 through Samuel Goldwyn Films. The Hurricane writer Dan Gordan has been tasked with penning the screenplay, which will follow those responsible for Jesus's crucifixion - Pontius Pilate, Herod, Caiaphas and Judas.

"It's as much about the key players as it is about Jesus," McKay noted. "We want to bring in the Gladiator dimension of the first century against the political milieu of the time."

Resurrection is looking to replicate the huge success of Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ, which pulled in more than $600 million on its cinema release six years ago.

Digital Spy

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Okay, which ressurection story are they going to follow?

Theirs 5 in the New Testament?

[InOne]

Is it going to be the revelation story?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by DrunkerThanMoses

Okay, which ressurection story are they going to follow?

Theirs 5 in the New Testament?

There are

and there are 5 descriptions of one event

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by InOne

Is it going to be the revelation story?

Avatar style?

[BB_Eye]

The Passion of the Christ was such a terrible movie.

Any movie attempting to "replicate" its success is bound to suck.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

The Passion of the Christ was such a terrible movie.

Any movie attempting to "replicate" its success is bound to suck.

Was not too bad, quite liked the brutality of it.

[Scarlett.]

I wonder if it will be in 3D xD

[xDramatick]

Originally Posted by DrunkerThanMoses

Okay, which ressurection story are they going to follow?

Theirs 5 in the New Testament?

I didn't realize he was ressurected five times?
Then again I've never cared for religion.

Gawd if that was me I'd wanna either stay alive or just be left dead.