How is an atheist going to play Christ?
Have there been any interviews with JP about this, has the director or anyone commented?
And before the inevitable "of course he can play a *fantasy* character*....surely even the most hardened atheists will realize that there are definite sensitivities here, and faith-based films are a different sort of genre.
I do believe JP is a fantastic actor, but I do hope there is more context to this casting choice, and it's not just completely random/not caring from the director.
Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBWDzkqEPY