Very..........odd:



Director on set of 'Christ' hit by lightning
NEW YORK (AP) - Don't tell Jan Michelini that lightning doesn't
strike twice. Michelini, an assistant director on Mel Gibson's The
Passion of Christ, was nicknamed "Lightning Boy" after lightning
struck his umbrella during filming on a hilltop in the town of
Matera, Italy, reported VLife, a supplement to Variety publications,
in its October issue.

He suffered light burns on the tips of his fingers.
Mel Gibson directs Jim Caviezel on the set of The Passion of Christ.
By Philippe Antonello, AP

A few months later, while the crew was on a remote location a few
hours from Rome, a storm rolled in and Michelini, again carrying an
umbrella, was standing beside star Jim Caviezel on top of a hill, the
publication said.

"I'm about a hundred feet away from them," producer Steve McEveety
was quoted as saying, "when I glance over and see lightning coming
out of Caviezel's ears. Both Caviezel and Michelini got struck this
time. The main bolt hit Caviezel and one of its forks hit Michelini's
umbrella."

Luckily, they weren't hurt.

Caviezel stars as Christ and Monica Bellucci is Mary Magdalene in the
film.