Watch: Jesus’ Resurrection Explored in Trailer for ‘Risen’

Originally titled Resurrection, TriStar has released the first trailer for what is now called Risen, a new movie exploring the New Testament story of the first forty days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ through the eyes of an agnostic Roman Centurion (played by Joseph Fiennes) charged by Pontius Pilot (Peter Firth) to investigate rumors of a risen Jewish Messiah and locate the missing deceased body of Jesus of Nazareth in order to subdue an imminent uprising in Jerusalem.

The film is directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, “Hatfields & McCoys”) and co-stars Tom Felton, Cliff Curtis and Leonor Watling.

Risen is set for a Jan. 22 release, watch the trailer below.

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