Jim Caviezel on Staying Fit at 58, Playing Jesus and His New Film Ghost Soldier

Jim Caviezel Ghost Soldier fitness routine, Digi Mart USA News: Jim Caviezel, known for playing Jesus in The Passion of the Christ and a federal agent in Sound of Freedom, is now starring as a former Special Forces soldier fighting to protect his hometown in Ghost Soldier. At 58, the actor says hot yoga helps him stay in fighting shape, and he also takes a phytoplankton supplement.

“I think the flexibility allows you to be able to do things that are explosive,” Caviezel told Yahoo. In the gym, he does what he calls a “farmer workout,” which is heavy on squats and deadlifts.

Training for Ghost Soldier, which is out Nov. 11 on Veterans Day, feels different from his boot camp days for G.I. Jane when he was in his 20s.

Caviezel still follows a rule he picked up from his Escape Plan co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone: “The best way to get in shape is to never get out of shape.” He said he stays off many sugars and drinks good wine, but not often.

In Ghost Soldier, Caviezel plays Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a man living off the grid when a corporation moves to take his land. The company has picked a fight with a former soldier and advanced weapons developer.

Caviezel said he had his two sons in mind when he took the role and thought about the veterans who might bring their families to see it. “I want to make the veteran community proud,” he said.

Caviezel also said he will not return as Jesus in Mel Gibson’s two-part follow-up, The Resurrection of the Christ. That role now belongs to Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen.

Asked what advice he would give his successor, Caviezel said, “What I went through on mine, I’ve got a lot of scars all over my body.”

Caviezel also described meeting Jimmy Stewart while working as a waiter at a 1991 party at Jerry Weintraub’s house in Malibu, which he said was linked to his path into acting. He said the veterans and Navy SEAL operators he worked with over the years helped make his military roles authentic.

“Authenticity is important,” he said.