‘Passion of the Christ’ Sequel Recasts Jesus, Fuels Outrage as Jim Caviezel Is Replaced by Jaakko Ohtonen

Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ sequel just experienced a casting shakeup that certainly left fans of the original movie talking.

Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen will be playing the role of Jesus in The Resurrection of the Christ, replacing Jim Caviezel, who portrayed the figure in the original 2004 film, per Variety. Additionally, Mariela Garriga will be taking over the part of Mary Magdalene, which was previously held in the original film by Monica…