The Life of Brian, back in theaters

The makers of “Life of Brian” have just decided to re-release the film in the theaters next month. They’re betting that at least some of the 45 million or so of us who have seen the deadly serious “The Passion of the Christ” might be ready for a little religious satire on the big screen.

I know I am.

“We couldn’t quite figure out how and when to do it and then along came Mel, and it seemed like the perfect antidote,” John Goldstone was telling me the other day from his home in London.

Goldstone produced “Life of Brian,” as well as Monty Python’s classics “Holy Grail” and “Meaning of Life” films.

“It has such relevance today. And it gives people a real alternative to consider, and compare, maybe. It’s really a funny movie.

“We’re billing it as the second coming of ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian,’ ” he said. “I think that sort of says it, really.”