'Resurrection of the Christ' writer reveals Mel Gibson's dark spiritual warning about 'Passion' sequel

Mel Gibson's longtime collaborator Randall Wallace revealed the dark spiritual warning that the two-time Oscar winner gave him before they began writing the sequel to "The Passion of the Christ."The 76-year-old screenwriter, who previously teamed up with the 70-year-old director and actor for 1995's "Braveheart," 2002's "We Were Soldiers" and 2016's "Hacksaw Ridge," co-wrote the screenplay for "The Resurrection of the Christ" with Gibson and his brother Donal Gibson.During a recent appearance on Raymond Arroyo's podcast "Arroyo Grande," Wallace recalled how he urged Gibson to tell the Resurrection story following the massive success of "The Passion of the Christ."MEL GIBSON'S 'RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST' REVEALS FIRST PHOTOS AFTER LONG-AWAITED PASSION SEQUEL"Mel didn't approach me.I approached him, actually," Wallace said of how they began working together on "The Resurrection of the Christ."Mel Gibson's longtime collaborator revealed the stark warning that the director gave him before they began co-writing "The Resurrection of the Christ." (Domenico Cippitelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Elise Lockwood for Lionsgate)"This is not to say that over the years, he hadn't thought many times about the Resurrection," Wallace continued.

"In fact, in the original ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ the original cut didn't have the resurrection scene.He was getting feedback from people saying, 'We really want to see that.'"Wallace said Gibson ultimately decided to add the brief Resurrection scene that serves as "The Passion of the Christ's" closing epilogue.In the sequence, Jesus is seen rising, leaving the tomb, and revealing the wounds in his hands before the movie ends.Randall Wallace co-wrote the sequel to the 2004 mega-hit with Gibson and the director's brother Donal Gibson.  (Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection)Wallace told Arroyo that he proposed developing a feature-length film depicting the Resurrection while he and Gibson were on a promotional tour for "Hacksa...