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Thursday, March 25, 2004

Passion of the Robo Christ -- NOT

~~One of the humans behind~~ Robots.net reports of our metallic overlords:
The Online Sun and Ananova report that Mel Gibson used a robot Christ in his recent movie, Passion of the Christ. The £220,000 robot was used during the crucifixion scenes because the weather was too cold for actor Jim Caviezel. According to another site, the animatronic Christ was operated by Mel Gibson himself. The robot was created by Keith Vanderlaan's Captive Audience Productions. In addition to realistic head movements, the robot also bleeds and appears to breathe. This could give a whole new meaning to the phrase, "I'll be back".
Link, (thanks noah!)

UPDATE: False! Boingboing reader Nelson says, "As much as I wish it was true, IMDB debunks the robo-christ rumor here."

The figure of Christ during the crucifixion is actually James Caviezel, despite popular rumors - no animatronics were used. However, according to the movie's official website, the movie's make-up effects creator/producer Keith VanderLaan forged an articulated, rubber stand-in for Caviezel who could be suspended on the cross for certain wide shots to allow the actor some physical relief.

Yo, Snopes!

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