Director Of Waterworld To Make Jesus' Resurrection Into Mystery Thriller

[Initech]

A mystery thriller about the resurrection of Jesus is being planned by Waterworld director Kevin Reynolds, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Backers LD Entertainment have pitched it as "Gladiator in tone but with a mystery bent, an all-ages movie that tells of how the first Easter came to be".

Reynolds is attached to Resurrection, which is described as the story "of the first 40 days after the resurrection of Jesus" as seen through the eyes of an "agnostic Roman centurion charged by Pontius Pilate to investigate rumors of a risen Jewish messiah and locate the missing body of Jesus of Nazareth". The narrative takes place against the backdrop of "an imminent uprising in Jerusalem, and the centurion "meets the Apostles and other historical and biblical characters".

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/01/jesus-resurrection-thriller-kevin-reynolds

Yeah I'm sure this will sit well with the religious nuts of this country, or they'll probably be the first ones lining up.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Good luck with that one!

Mysteries work best when you don't know the end of the story. All I can say is that the director sure has balls to even try, but you have to ask, what is the obsession with Jesus stories---especially with new twists.

I am also interested to see whether this is embraced by the nuts or shunned. You just never know.

[Initech]

2. Yeah it could go either way.

It could be the next "Passion Of The Christ", or it could be the next "Courageous".

[Javaman]

3. even better if the "investigator" was Pantera. Now THAT would be a show to watch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius_Iulius_Abdes_Pantera