Sequel to Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ has been branded 'the biggest film in history'

Resurrection is the sequel set to follow Mel Gibson's blockbuster movie The Passion of the Christ and it sounds like plans are well underway, writes Sally Gorman.

Resurrection is the sequel set to follow Mel Gibson's blockbuster movie The Passion of the Christ and it sounds like plans are well underway.

Jim Caviezel is set to return as Jesus Christ in the follow-up flick about the resurrection.

49-year-old Caviezel told USA Today that Gibson's continuation is going to be "the biggest film in history."

He said: "I won’t tell you how he’s going to go about it but I’ll tell you this much, the film he’s going to do is going to be the biggest film in history. It’s that good."

Mel Gibson directed, produced and co-wrote The Passion of the Christ which was released here in 2004 and according to USA Today, it earned more than $611m (€490m) million worldwide on a $30m (€24m) budget.

Can the follow-up match its success?