Mel Gibson's 'The Resurrection of the Christ,' the follow-up to 'The Passion of the Christ,' will be released domestically by Lionsgate.

Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey, and their Icon Productions banner, have chosen Lionsgate as the studio partner on "The Resurrection of the Christ."

Mel Gibson has found a studio partner for The Resurrection of the Christ, the long awaited follow-up to the 2004 smash hit The Passion of the Christ. Lionsgate will join Gibson and Brucey Davey’s Icon Productions to mount the sequel to the movie which long held the mark as the biggest domestic grossing R-rated film