The deal continues Gibson’s long association with Lionsgate, where he made his two most recent films: the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge and the thriller Flight Risk, starring Mark Wahlberg and released earlier this year. The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library, including The Passion of the Christ.

Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey, and their Icon Productions banner, have chosen Lionsgate as the studio partner on "The Resurrection of the Christ."

Mel Gibson is partnering with Lionsgate for the theatrical release of The Resurrection of the Christ, his follow up to Passion of the Christ.