Nat, you were probably kidding about that Latin screenplay, but Mel Gibson isn't:

"Mel Gibson is to return to directing, but his new film will be shot in Latin and Aramaic. The Passion, to star James Caviezel, will be a chronicle of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus Christ and will feature minimal dialogue--in Jesus's native Aramaic, and Latin.

"'Obviously no one wants to touch something filmed in two dead languages," Gibson told a film conference in Italy. 'They think I'm crazy and maybe I am. But maybe I'm a genius. I want to show the film without subtitles. Hopefully I'll be able to transcend language barriers with visual storytelling.'"

Dammit, I knew I should have taken that Aramaic Aab class last semester...