A Cork-based production company is looking for unpaid extras to take part in a new film about Jesus.

Jesus The Remake, will portray Jesus as a modern day metropolitan musician in Ireland.

Aspiring actors are needed to take part in a crowd scene being filmed in Galway later this month.

Epic Productions is inviting ‘Christians with a sense of humour’ to apply to them now.

The film’s website www.jesustheremake.com states the film tells ‘the story of Jesus Christ, but in a modern-day setting. It is the greatest story ever retold.’

‘Jesus is a musician who uses his songs to get his message out to the world. He, along with his girlfriend Maggie, form a band with some of the apostles and begin touring around the local circuit. His songs are his sermons, the gospels are blogs. Coverage on social networks like Facebook and YouTube gain the band a cult following. However, Jesus gains unwanted attention from two dogmatic priests who are threatened by his claims of divinity.  As his popularity grows, so does the threat from the church, which is prepared to stop him at all costs.’

If you’re interested in being an extra you can find out more information here.