Mel Gibson is being criticized for choosing actress Kasia Smutniak to play Mary, the mother of Jesus, in his upcoming film “The Resurrection of the Christ“.
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Smutniak, a Polish-Italian actress and activist, supports the Strajk Kobiet (Women’s Strike) movement, which fights for women’s right to choose.
The 69-year-old filmmaker, known as a pro-life advocate, has faced backlash from Christian Catholics claiming that this decision goes against the principles of his faith.
According to a report by Variety, supporters of Poland’s conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) allegedly sent a letter to Gibson’s production company, Icon Productions, in protest against the casting of the actress.
Gibson, 69, began production of “The Resurrection of the Christ” this year, and Lionsgate plans to release the first part of the biblical drama on March 26, 2027, with the second part following 40 days later, on May 6, 2027.
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