During Batholomew's interrogation, Clavius threatens to crucify him, to which Bartholomew replies that he'd happily submit, "Just strike." According to Christian tradition, Batholomew was eventually crucified for his faith.
In 2013, Kevin Reynolds was set as a director for the planned project The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, a mystery thriller film and an unofficial sequel to The Passion of the Christ (2004) set to depict the events surrounding the 40 days following Christ's resurrection in a script written by Paul Aiello.
While it has been the traditional belief that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute as the film portrays her, there is no evidence in Scripture of her having been one. The only Biblical reference to her sinful past is written in Mark 16:9 which relates that Jesus "had cast seven devils" out of her.
Tom Felton plays a character named Lucius. This was also the name of his character's father in the Harry Potter franchise.
Tom Felton has worked with Joseph Fiennes' brother, Ralph Fiennes, in the Harry Potter films.