Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan Sign On to Reboot ‘Passion of the Christ’ 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 0 user reviews.

On the heels of their successful reboot of the “Superman” franchise, “Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan has signed on to reboot “Passion of the Christ,” the 2004 blockbuster directed by Mel Gibson. According to Nolan, he and Snyder were approached to reboot “Passion of the Christ,” after Gibson noticed several obvious parallels between the story of Jesus and Superman in “Man of Steel.”

“I’ve already begun working with ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘Batman Begins’ scribe David Goyer on an exciting origin story of Jesus,” Nolan told Hollywood & Swine. “I’m not a big Bible reader, but I don’t think that will be a problem, since I wasn’t a big comic book reader and my ‘Batman’ and ‘Superman’ reboots turned out fine. My take on Jesus will be exciting not only for die-hard fan boys but also for movie-goers unfamiliar with the character.”

Gibson revealed he’s been searching for nearly a decade for a filmmaker able to make a blockbuster as depressing and violent as “Passion of the Christ,” which grossed $611 million worldwide, and realized his search was over after he watched the violent and depressing films “Watchmen” and “Man of Steel,” both directed by Snyder.

“Snyder’s movies make me feel even more depressed than when I think about how badly I killed my film career,” Gibson said. “I also agreed to let Warner Brothers distribute the reboot of ‘Passion of the Christ’ after I was blown away by their marketing department’s way of shamelessly selling a movie about Superman as a Christian film.”

Snyder confirmed that Russell Crowe has signed on to play Jesus’ father God, and Kevin Costner has signed on to to play Joseph, Jesus’ adoptive father who encourages him to hide his powers out of fear how the world will react if they discover Jesus’ true powers.