{"id":4256,"date":"2026-05-22T13:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:42:44","slug":"jim-caviezel-why-not-jesus-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-recast-resurfaced-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/22\/jim-caviezel-why-not-jesus-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-recast-resurfaced-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Caviezel\u2019s controversial comments resurface after Passion of the Christ 2 recast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the new look at Jesus in the Passion of the Christ sequel, old comments from former son of God star Jim Caviezel have resurfaced where he explained why he was blacklisted from Hollywood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mel Gibson, who has had his fair share of controversies over the years, is returning to helm the long-gestating sequel, titled The Resurrection of the Christ, which is being split into two parts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part One is due to release in May 2027, and is set to depict the three days between Jesus\u2019s death and resurrection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First look at \u2018THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST\u2019 sequel.<\/p>\n<p>In theaters on May 6, 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7iJ0f3GWU\">pic.twitter.com\/x7iJ0f3GWU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/2057560697530130478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although many supporters of the original were hoping to see Caviezel reprise his role, the biblical <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/tag\/film\/page\/21\/\">movie<\/a> has found its new Jesus in actor Jaakko Ohtonen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s been plenty of discussion about the recasting, with some sharing an old interview clip in which Caviezel claimed he had been\u201cblacklisted after making controversial comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth noting that there\u2019s no indication this had anything to do with the decision to cast a new Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>So, what exactly did Jim Caviezel do?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4260\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4260\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Jim Caviezel in Sound of Freedom\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-2.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-2-1024x538.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-2-768x403.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Angel Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major controversy resurfaced in 2023 amid the release of the movie Sound of Freedom, in which Caviezel played former anti-trafficking activist Tim Ballard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the film became a surprise box office success, it also drew criticism due to its links to conspiracy-adjacent rhetoric online, particularly from QAnon supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ballard himself later became the subject of multiple sexual misconduct allegations from several women, including accusations involving coercion and misconduct during undercover operations. Ballard has denied the allegations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the uninitiated, QAnon is a political conspiracy theory that rose to infamy in 2017 within forum posts from far-righters on 4chan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core belief of the theory is that a group of Satanic, cannibalistic abusers are operating a child sex trafficking ring, and that this cabal conspired against Donald Trump during his presidency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As reported by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/arts-entertainment\/2023\/07\/07\/sound-of-freedom-qanon-theories-jim-caviezel\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Washington Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Caviezel has endorsed these ideas. In April 2021, he made an appearance at Clay Clark\u2019s Health and Freedom Conference in Oklahoma where he spoke about his role in Sound of Freedom and the \u201cadrenochroming of children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Actor Jim Caviezel says that after he mentioned Adrenochrome he was dropped by his agency and blacklisted by Hollywood the next day !!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheWorldlsAwakening?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheWorldlsAwakening<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saveourchildren?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saveourchildren<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4qo7BClq79\">pic.twitter.com\/4qo7BClq79<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @_AmaraL577 (@_AmaraL577) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_AmaraL577\/status\/2057433815945969842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking about Ballard, the actor &#8211; a devout Catholic &#8211; said, \u201cHe\u2019s down there saving children as we speak, because they\u2019re pulling kids out of the darkest recesses of hell right now, in \u2026 all kinds of places, uh, the adrenochroming of children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked to elaborate, he said, \u201cIf a child knows he\u2019s going to die, his body will secrete this adrenaline. These people that do it, there\u2019ll be no mercy for them. This is one of the best films I\u2019ve ever done in my life. The film is on Academy Award level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adrenochrome conspiracy theory is commonly linked to QAnon and revolves around the baseless belief that elites traffic and abuse children to harvest a chemical known as adrenochrome from their blood, allegedly to help them stay youthful or gain power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The claims have been widely debunked, but became increasingly mainstream online during the rise of QAnon-related movements in the late 2010s and early 2020s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth noting that scientifically, adrenochrome is simply a byproduct formed when adrenaline (epinephrine) oxidises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been known about in chemistry and medical research for decades and can be synthesised in laboratories, but it\u2019s not harvested from children, and there\u2019s no evidence it has anti-aging or mystical properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4259\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-1.jpg\" alt=\"The QAnon flag\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.filmshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jim-caviezel-why-not-in-passion-of-the-christ-2-resurfaced-comments-1-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Anthony Crider\/Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in 2023, Caviezel appeared on the Charlie Kirk Show, where he further discussed his beliefs in the theory, claiming, \u201cThere\u2019s a synthetic form and a natural form, which is caused by torturing little kids to get their adrenaline up and then extracting it from them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actor went on to say, \u201cI brought this up a few years ago and all of a sudden I was attacked by every media &#8211; look it up, it\u2019s there. They absolutely went after me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caviezel said the next day he was let go by his agency and his lawyers. This isn\u2019t the first time he\u2019s spoken about his belief that he was blacklisted by Hollywood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to taking the role of Jesus in The Passion of the Christ in the 2000s, Gibson had warned him that he\u2019d \u201cnever work in this town again\u201d, but Caviezel replied: \u201cWe all have to embrace our crosses\u2026 Mel, this is what I believe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why The Passion of the Christ 2 cast a new Jesus<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite these controversies, the actual reason Jim Caviezel isn\u2019t starring in The Resurrection of the Christ is simple: he\u2019s too old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesus was 33 years old during these events, and Caviezel is now 57. If they kept him in, the team would\u2019ve had to de-age the actor, and ultimately it was easier to just find a new actor to replace him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest film and TV updates and hot takes,\u00a0<\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FilmShrine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like our Facebook page<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured images credit: Newmarket Films\/Angel Studios<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;They absolutely went after me&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4,200],"coauthors":[17],"class_list":["post-4256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-film","tag-the-passion-of-the-christ"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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