Not too many years ago, Jim Caviezel was regarded as one of Hollywood's hot, rising new stars. After playing the lead role in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, however, Caviezel's career dried up. He says Gibson warned him this would be the inevtiable consequence of starring in the film but the actor's strong religious convictions persuaded him to accept the part of Jesus Christ. Gibson's film was a surprise box-office blockbuster, thanks mostly to his perceptive marketing campaign that targeted the Evangelical community who made it a virtual political statement to come out and support the movie to counter perceived anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. However, there may be more to it than that. Gibson has been embroiled in some unseemly high-profile scandals in recent years, at least one of which was tinged by anti-Semitic statements. His actions played into criticism of the film in some quarters that the movie was a thinly-disguised vehicle for anti-Jewish sentiment. Gibson has always denied this was the case. However, it may be that Caviezel is taking some of the heat from the backlash that Gibson has suffered. Click here for more.