Backlash is brewing against pro-abortion actress Kasia Smutniak as Mary in ‘The Resurrection of Christ’

A backlash has reportedly occurred against Polish actress Kasia Smutniak who will play Mary in Mel Gibson’s upcoming film. The Resurrection of Christ because of his pro-abortion activism.

The violent reaction began in Poland, Smutniak’s native country, by “far-right Catholic groups,” according to Variety.

“Polish media report that supporters of the pro-life conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party have written to Gibson’s Icon Productions banner to protest the casting of Smutniak, citing her support for the Strajk Kobiet (Women’s Strike) movement – whose silhouette is a suffragette with a red lightning bolt – which sparked a nationwide campaign against strict abortion laws in Poland,” the media outlet noted.

Mel Gibson has made no comment on the matter. The actor and filmmaker has been an outspoken conservative in Hollywood for nearly three decades, working with multiple talents from across the political spectrum, with stars Jodie Foster, Robert Downey Jr. and Andrew Garfield publicly befriending him despite his past controversies. Smutniak has not issued any statements denouncing Gibson’s views.

As Breitbart News reported, The Resurrection of Christ recasting of all main characters from its 2004 predecessor The Passion of Christwith Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen replacing Jim Caviezel as Jesus and Cuban actress Mariela Garriga replacing Monica Belucci as Mary Magdalene. A source close to the production said Gibson initially considered using digital de-aging to retain the original stars, but ultimately decided against it.

“They would have had to do all this CGI stuff, all this digital stuff – the de-aging and all that – it would have been very expensive,” the source said.