Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty
A man with a long white beard and wearing robes standing with a group of animals at the front of large wooden boat. In the distance buildings of Washington, D.C. can be seen.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Shadyac
Screenplay bySteve Oedekerk
Story by
Based onCharacters
by Steve Koren
Mark O'Keefe
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyIan Baker
Edited byScott Hill
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 22, 2007 (2007-06-22)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175 million[2]
Box office$174.4 million[2]

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American fantasy comedy film[3] that is a spin-off and sequel of Bruce Almighty (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe from the original film. It stars Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles as Evan Baxter and God, respectively, with new cast members Lauren Graham and John Goodman. The film is a modern-day retelling of Noah's Ark, which Evan reluctantly re-enacts because God commands him to do so at the same time Evan pursues a new career in government.

Production of the film began in January 2006. Several visual effects companies were used to provide CGI for the numerous animals and the climactic flood scene. By the time the film had completed production, it had become the most expensive comedy film ever, later being overtaken by Men in Black 3.

The film opened on June 22, 2007, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $174.4 million worldwide, and received generally negative reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Evan Almighty" (PDF). Universal Pictures. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Evan Almighty (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Evan Almighty". AFI. Retrieved July 6, 2024.