killing Jesus is about a man a real man and I was very interested in making film
and I was very interested in making film
and I was very interested in making film by Jesus that would appeal to believers
by Jesus that would appeal to believers
by Jesus that would appeal to believers and non-believers it’s very touching
and non-believers it’s very touching
and non-believers it’s very touching it’s very relatable actually very timely
it’s a big undertaking moving everybody
it’s a big undertaking moving everybody out into the middle of the desert feels
out into the middle of the desert feels
out into the middle of the desert feels like you’re coming out to somewhere
like you’re coming out to somewhere
like you’re coming out to somewhere quite special this set is pretty
quite special this set is pretty
quite special this set is pretty incredible we have 93 cast we have four
incredible we have 93 cast we have four
incredible we have 93 cast we have four and half thousand extras we’ve got 250
and half thousand extras we’ve got 250
and half thousand extras we’ve got 250 crew on set every day a lot of pressure
crew on set every day a lot of pressure
crew on set every day a lot of pressure one of the things that we talked about
one of the things that we talked about
one of the things that we talked about in this is is we wanted to get a kind of
in this is is we wanted to get a kind of
in this is is we wanted to get a kind of very raw take on things and for it to be
very raw take on things and for it to be
very raw take on things and for it to be real because it was times from watch
real because it was times from watch
real because it was times from watch more brutal the other thing was to
more brutal the other thing was to
more brutal the other thing was to create a believable east Mediterranean
create a believable east Mediterranean
create a believable east Mediterranean world 2,000 years ago which I don’t
world 2,000 years ago which I don’t
world 2,000 years ago which I don’t think many other movies have done
think many other movies have done
think many other movies have done Jesus was a Middle Eastern man it was
Jesus was a Middle Eastern man it was
Jesus was a Middle Eastern man it was dirty there were flies through a
dirty there were flies through a
dirty there were flies through a sickness there was ill health what we
sickness there was ill health what we
sickness there was ill health what we wanted to do here was get some real
wanted to do here was get some real
wanted to do here was get some real authenticity the actors they’re wearing
authenticity the actors they’re wearing
authenticity the actors they’re wearing heavy costumes they’re wearing wigs are
heavy costumes they’re wearing wigs are
heavy costumes they’re wearing wigs are wearing beards we have quite a lot
wearing beards we have quite a lot
wearing beards we have quite a lot prosthetic makeup in this as well
prosthetic makeup in this as well
prosthetic makeup in this as well it’s a very international cars it is a
it’s a very international cars it is a
it’s a very international cars it is a multilingual cast some people are from
multilingual cast some people are from
multilingual cast some people are from England some from America Israel and a
England some from America Israel and a
England some from America Israel and a lot of people have roots in Arabic world
lot of people have roots in Arabic world
lot of people have roots in Arabic world as I do it’s an epic piece and I think
as I do it’s an epic piece and I think
as I do it’s an epic piece and I think we’ve sort of just been concentrating
we’ve sort of just been concentrating
we’ve sort of just been concentrating making these people human and people
making these people human and people
making these people human and people that can relate to them more than
that can relate to them more than
that can relate to them more than anything else you have to kind of loan
anything else you have to kind of loan
anything else you have to kind of loan yourself to it your own experience to it
yourself to it your own experience to it
yourself to it your own experience to it I read through the script of course I
I read through the script of course I
I read through the script of course I noticed that they have this historical
noticed that they have this historical
noticed that they have this historical connection seem to open up everything
connection seem to open up everything
connection seem to open up everything for me the characters are so well
for me the characters are so well
for me the characters are so well written you’re getting to know these
written you’re getting to know these
written you’re getting to know these historical figures in a very very
historical figures in a very very
historical figures in a very very intimate sense and you’re looking at it
intimate sense and you’re looking at it
intimate sense and you’re looking at it from the point of view of how do the
from the point of view of how do the
from the point of view of how do the people at that time see Jesus because of
people at that time see Jesus because of
people at that time see Jesus because of that it was so important for me to play
that it was so important for me to play
that it was so important for me to play Jesus as human as possible because
Jesus as human as possible because
Jesus as human as possible because that’s what he was trying to do he was
that’s what he was trying to do he was
that’s what he was trying to do he was trying to show humanity its beauty
trying to show humanity its beauty
trying to show humanity its beauty obviously the biblical story is being
obviously the biblical story is being
obviously the biblical story is being told and told and told again but we
told and told and told again but we
told and told and told again but we found trying to sort of get a
found trying to sort of get a
found trying to sort of get a perspective looking at the
perspective looking at the
perspective looking at the conspiratorial social sort of political
conspiratorial social sort of political
conspiratorial social sort of political realities of the time understanding what
realities of the time understanding what
realities of the time understanding what coalesced that resulted in crucifixion
coalesced that resulted in crucifixion
coalesced that resulted in crucifixion itself there was a fascination in this
itself there was a fascination in this
itself there was a fascination in this story if anything there is within this
story if anything there is within this
story if anything there is within this script a lot of subtleties it’s not just
script a lot of subtleties it’s not just
script a lot of subtleties it’s not just played out in front of a crowd
played out in front of a crowd
played out in front of a crowd what’s beautiful about this is it’s a
what’s beautiful about this is it’s a
what’s beautiful about this is it’s a real kind of gritty hard-nosed version
real kind of gritty hard-nosed version
real kind of gritty hard-nosed version that strips back all of the kind of the
that strips back all of the kind of the
that strips back all of the kind of the gloss that we’re that we’re kind of used
gloss that we’re that we’re kind of used
gloss that we’re that we’re kind of used to and it’s not for the faint-hearted
to and it’s not for the faint-hearted
to and it’s not for the faint-hearted I’d call it’s about what defines
I’d call it’s about what defines
I’d call it’s about what defines civilizations it’s kind of deals with
civilizations it’s kind of deals with
civilizations it’s kind of deals with everything this got a bit of everything
everything this got a bit of everything
everything this got a bit of everything for everybody in it it’s a pretty great
for everybody in it it’s a pretty great
for everybody in it it’s a pretty great story pretty extraordinary person to be
story pretty extraordinary person to be
story pretty extraordinary person to be telling the story about
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