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

The deal continues Gibson’s long association with Lionsgate, where he made his two most recent films: the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge and the thriller Flight Risk, starring Mark Wahlberg and released earlier this year. The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library, including The Passion of the Christ.

Mel Gibson and his producing partner Bruce Davey have officially decided on a studio for their long-awaited sequel to 2004's "The Passion of the Christ." Gibson, Davey and their Icon Productions team have chosen Lionsgate to be the partner for "The Resurrection of the Christ,