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Jim Caviezel found fame by starring in several iconic roles throughout his Hollywood career. The actor has been making rounds recently for his indie filmSound of Freedomwhich seems to be earning big at the box office.
The actor found fame in another role entirely, however, when he portrayed the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson’s iconic 2004 movieThe Passion of the Christ.Portraying the intense role, Jim Caviezel almost lost his life while shooting the movie when a bolt of lightning struck him!
When Jim Caviezel Almost Lost His Life Portraying Jesus in 2004!
Back when Mel Gibson decided to depict the events from The Last Supper till the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the director was met with a heavy backlash. Alongside the director, Jim Caviezel was also hailed as anti-semitic.
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While shooting forThe Passion of the Christ,Jim Caviezelhad to really endure some difficult injuries while portraying the role of Jesus. As per the reports, Caviezel and Gibson were shooting the final scene of the movie. The Sermon on the Mount scene which had Caviezel praying for people’s crimes and forgiveness was one of the last scenes they ever shot of the movie but something terrible happened.
As per the reports, on the fifth take, the actor was struck by a bolt of lightning! The lightning strike led to two heart surgeries including an open-heart surgery. The actor revealed that after eating several medicines, the wound was properly healed in 2014. This wasn’t the only thing that happened to Caviezel on the sets since the actor had to prove his faith every day on set with numerous injuries sustained to his mortal body.
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When A 150 Pound Cross Fell on Jim Caviezel!
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Before the lightning strike, Jim Caviezel was shooting the scene where Jesus had to carry the cross to Golgotha. During the scene, the 150-pound cross fell on Caviezel’s head and he bit through his tongue and cheek during the shooting of the scene!
“It fell on my head, and I bit through my tongue and my cheek, and it was actually in the film. You see blood streaming out of my mouth. I had really struggled with that all film.”
And to top it all off, Caviezel had also dislocated his shoulder.The Passion of the Christearned a rating of 7.2/10 on IMDB and a controversial 49% on Rotten Tomatoes! The 2004 movie is available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S.
Source:Fox News
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
