Evan Almighty Steve Carell is Evan Almighty
Source: Variety August 26, 2005
The 40-Year-Old Virgin's Steve Carell is making a deal to star for Universal Pictures in Evan Almighty, says Variety.
Conceived for Jim Carrey until he declined to reprise his role in Bruce Almighty, the sequel will take the news anchor character Carell played in that film and put him on an Almighty-inspired quest to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Tom Shadyac will return as director, and Morgan Freeman is negotiating to encore as God. Steve Oedekerk wrote the script and plans are for the film to begin production early next year.
Carrey isn't expected to reprise his role from the original, nor will Jennifer Aniston.
Sony Pictures may distribute the film internationally. Universal has also warmed to the idea of making a line of future "Almighty" pictures, each of which would include Freeman as God.
