Everyone's favorite funnyman Steve Carell is at his hilarious best as junior congressman Evan Baxter, whose wish to "change the world" is heard by none other than God. When God appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, Evan is sure he is losing it. Director Tom Shadyac focused on ensuring that the film made a positive environmental impact during filming and, along with Universal Pictures, stressed that the animals' conditions were acceptable despite PETA objections. Evan Almighty had its premiere on June 10, 2007. An immense budget made the film the most expensive comedy film produced at the time. The film earned $31.2 million in its opening weekend. Shortly after the film's release, a soundtrack debuted on July 3, 2007. Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston both declined to reprise their roles from Bruce Almighty. Although he did do a sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Carrey has said he is "not a big fan of doing the same character twice." This marks the third time (following Son of the Mask and Dumb and Dumberer) that a sequel has been made to a Jim Carrey film where he declined to reprise his role.

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