Oscar Isaac Will Play Jesus Christ in Animated Religious Movie 'The King of Kings'

Oscar Isaac is gearing up to voice Jesus Christ in a new religious project.

The 45-year-old Moon Knight actor was cast as the religious figure in The King of Kings, a new animated movie based on a posthumously released Charles Dickens story.

He joins a star-studded cast alongside an actor who will be voicing Jesus’ apostle Peter.

Keep reading to find out more…

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, noting that Forest Whitaker would play Peter. Other stars in the movie include Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman and Roman Griffin Davis.

Seong-ho “Jay” Jang is directing.

“A film capturing the epic life of Jesus Christ warrants a stellar cast, and our actors announced to date – Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker, Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman and Roman Griffin Davis – is impressive by any measure,” producer Anfernee Kim told the outlet. “Oscar perfectly captures the impactful delivery of Jesus, and Forest’s expertly embodies the complicated aspects of Peter.”

We will update you as we learn more about the family friendly project.

If you missed it, it was recently announced that Oscar had signed on for a very different sort of project alongside actress Kristen Stewart.