With the biblical epic currently finding a new lease of life thanks to in-development projects like Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH and Ridley Scott’s EXODUS, director Kevin Reynolds is eyeing his very own! Mel Gibson’s THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST proved there are mega-bucks to be made from the tortured tales of the ‘good book’. Now, the filmmaker best known for enjoyable blockbusting guilty pleasures WATERWORLD and ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES will bring us RESURRECTION – the story of Jesus Christ’s rise from the dead and one that’s expected to undergo a more ‘action orientated’ journey.
Most recently, Reynolds reunited with long-time pal and collaborator Kevin Costner on the epic, all-star duelling drama series HATFIELDS & McCOYS. So, with the iconic actor currently undergoing a ‘resurrection’ of his own with roles in MAN OF STEEL, JACK RYAN: SHADOW ONE and THREE DAYS TO KILL, don’t be surprised to see Costner included somewhere in the cast.
RESURRECTION is expected to shoot early next year for a planned release on the Easter weekend of 2015.
Source: THR
