Evan Almighty

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Evan Almighty
Evan and God sitting in the Ark
Directed by	Tom Shadyac
Produced by	Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Michael Bostick Neal H. Moritz Tom Shadyac
Written by	Steve Oedekerk Robert Florsheim Josh Stolberg
Starring	Steve Carell Morgan Freeman John Goodman Lauren Graham John Michael Higgins Jonah Hill Molly Shannon Wanda Sykes Jimmy Bennett
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date(s)	June 22, 2007
Language	English
Budget	$250 million
Preceded by	Bruce Almighty
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Evan Almighty is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Steve Carell, with Morgan Freeman reprising his role as God. The film is a sequel to the 2003 Bruce Almighty. Evan Almighty has a target release date of June 22, 2007.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 Budget
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Plot

Newly elected to Congress, Evan (Steve Carell) leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God (Morgan Freeman) appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled family just can't decide whether Evan is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Steve Carell	Evan Baxter
Morgan Freeman	God
Lauren Graham	Joan Baxter
Jimmy Bennett	Ryan Baxter
Johnny Simmons	Dylan Baxter
John Goodman	Congressman Long
John Michael Higgins	Marty
Wanda Sykes	Rita
Jonah Hill	Eugene Tenanbaum
Ed Helms	Ed Carson
Molly Shannon	Real Estate Agent

[edit] Trivia

Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston both declined to reprise their roles from Bruce Almighty. Carrey "is not a big fan of doing the same character twice". ^[1]
Some scenes for the movie were filmed in downtown Waynesboro, Virginia, dressed up to be the fictional town of Huntsville.^[2]
Additional exterior scenes were filmed in Staunton, Virginia.
The ark, as well as a street of houses were built in the small community of Crozet, Virginia.
Filming took place in Richmond, Virginia during May 2006 at the John Marshall Hotel, dressed to be the Rayburn House Office Building.
Steve Carell hurt his ankle on May 13, 2006, while stepping out of a Hummer in downtown Richmond.^[3]
The ark scene was filmed in Crozet, Virginia, near Charlottesville. It will measure 450 feet long, 80 feet wide and 51 feet high. This is based on actual measurements in the Bible.^[1]
According to the trailer, the box labeled "Alpha-Omega Hardware" (referencing God), Evan's address is "614 Oakwood Lane, Huntsville, Virginia".
This will be the second movie to star both Steve Carell and Wanda Sykes, after Over the Hedge.
Maile Flanagan, the English dub voice actress of Naruto Uzumaki on Naruto, has a cameo in the film as a mailcarrier.
Carell shot the film during the week, and would proceed to shoot the third season of The Office during weekends.
The Depression Lake in Universal Studios was used for this movie.
The trailer premiered in front of The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.

[edit] Budget

The ark for Evan Almighty in Crozet, Virginia.

At an initial budget of approximiately $140 million, Evan Almighty is slated to be the most expensive comedy movie ever made. Added costs such as set construction, visual effects, and problems with filming multiple animals in a controlled location could bring the budget up to $160-175 million. Once marketing for the film is also included, the film's entire budget is estimated to be $250 million.[1]
Steve Carell will earn a reported $5 million for his role in the film.^[1]