Mel Gibson arrives surprisingly in Puglia, looking for location for his new film

Mel Gibson is shooting southern Italy, looking for new locations for his next film, Resurrectionsequel to the very successful The Passion of Christ of 2004.

After more than twenty years, the Hollywood star returns to the places that the first time already hosted the filming of the film that told the last days of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. But, for the second chapter of the Kolossal, Mel Gibson does not limit himself to Matera and Basilicata, but looks for new locations also in Puglia. Gibson was in fact sighted in Salento, where he carried out some new inspections to understand if there are places suitable for his film. Several testimonies of the Apulian accommodation facilities, happy to be able to immortalize together with the actor and Oscar -winning director for Braveheart. Among these, The Hotel Costa Brada of Gallipolia historic hotel overlooking the Salento sea which seems to have been chosen by Gibson for his Apulian stay; and the Typical restaurant La Mare di Aleziowho immortalized and posted the actor’s visit on social networks.

“I knew that the previous day he had eaten fish in Gallipoli, And I had a rumor that he was looking for a place to eat typical earth, so he came here to us », says Daniela, owner de Le macare. «They expressly requested confidentiality, therefore We placed it in the most secluded room that we have, on the soon, before the full of Saturday evening customers arrived ».

«As a good American, ordered a grilled steak With a side dish of vegetables, but he also tasted the pasta dishes that his entourage had ordered to share. They congratulated the kitchen, and in the end he also showed himself very helpful in the final photo with our boys».

Considering that the filming de The Passion of Christ 2 – Resurrection theThey will not very soon (presumably towards the end of summer), it is possible that for some time Mel Gibson becomes a fixed presence in these places. The film, whose release is scheduled in 2026, is the story of the resurrection, rebuilt by Gibson in a very long script work that lasted more than six years in which her brother Randall Wallace also participated. To play Jesus will once again be Jim Caviezelwhile Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress, will play the role of the Madonna. The actor Tarantino Francesco De Vito will instead bring a further touch of Puglia with his interpretation of Peter.

Although Mel Gibson’s fame is not the same as twenty years ago – stained by accusations of mistreatment by the ex Oksana Grigorievaand testimonies of violent, threatening, homophobic and racist phrases – the sequel to the film is however highly anticipated, both because it arrives at a very long distance from the previous one, and because many wonder if it will be able to repeat the sensational success of 2004, when The Passion of Christ (also shot entirely in Italy) He collected over 600 million dollars all over the world.