Oscar Isaac—actor, Dune giant name and broken-down Christian ska band member (yes, truly)—is opening up about why he took on the role of Jesus within the upcoming provocative movie The King of Kings.
In a newly launched within the encourage of-the-scenes clip, Isaac shares his ability to portraying Christ, emphasizing the importance of taking pictures now not appropriate his divinity, nonetheless his humor.
“When we started engaged on the persona of Jesus and what he would sound savor, there changed into a quantity of room to test out to connect it to his humor,” Isaac explains. While Jesus is on the total depicted with solemnity, Isaac noticed an different to highlight his heat and humanity.
He furthermore seen the project as a probability to introduce a brand fresh period to Jesus’ message. “The issues that he represents—internal energy, that the Kingdom of Heaven is right here already—that more or less power is one which I changed into infected to incorporate into the account,” he says.
The movie, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ The Lifestyles of Our Lord, follows the Dickens family—voiced by Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman and Jojo Rabbit’s Roman Griffin Davis—as they vividly imagine the existence of Jesus. Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker joins the forged as Peter.
The King of Kings premieres in theaters April 11, 2025.