Jaakko Ohtonen published a picture of himself as Jesus in the movie directed by Mel Gibson

In the picture, Jesus is leading crowds in a green mountain landscape.

To be filmed in Rome The Resurrection of the Christ is a long-in-the-making sequel also directed by Gibson The Passion of the Christ for the movie.

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Published in 2004 The Passion of the Christ grossed more than 524 million euros ($610 million) worldwide. It is the highest-grossing independently released film of all time. At that time, an American was seen in the role of Jesus Jim Caviezel.

of Christ about the resurrection and the events that followed The Resurrection of the Christ will be released in two parts: the first film on May 6, 2027 and the second film on May 25, 2028.

Gibson will co-produce the film to Bruce Davey and with Icon Productions. The two have collaborated in films before Apocalypto, Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ. The studio giant Lionsgate is responsible for the publication.

In addition to the Finnish cast, the film stars Mariela Garriga, Pier Luigi Pasino, Kasia Smutniak, Riccardo Scamarcio and Rupert Everett.

The role of Oulu native Ohtonen is the biggest film role of a Finnish actor ever.

Ohtonen has become known to international audiences especially for his role as a Danish warrior on Netflix The Last Kingdom in the series. He has also acted in international series Vikings: Valhalla and Bear soup.

Ohtonen has also appeared in several Finnish productions such as Eagle 10, All sins and Sick.