Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tom Shadyac
Screenplay by	Steve Oedekerk
Story by	Steve Oedekerk Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow
Based on	Characters by Steve Koren Mark O'Keefe
Produced by	Tom Shadyac Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Neal H. Moritz Michael Bostick
Starring	Steve Carell Morgan Freeman Lauren Graham John Goodman John Michael Higgins Jimmy Bennett Wanda Sykes
Cinematography	Ian Baker
Edited by	Scott Hill
Music by	John Debney
Production companies	Universal Pictures Spyglass Entertainment Relativity Media Shady Acres Entertainment Original Film
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 10, 2007 (2007-06-10) (Universal CityWalk) June 22, 2007 (2007-06-22) (United States)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$175 million
Box office	$174 million

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Oedekerk, who co-wrote the story with Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. A spin-off and sequel to Bruce Almighty (2003), it stars Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles of Evan Baxter and God, respectively, alongside Lauren Graham, John Goodman, John Michael Higgins, Jimmy Bennett, and Wanda Sykes. The film is a modern-day retelling of Noah's Ark, which Evan reluctantly re-enacts on God's behalf while he also 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 tsunami scene. By the time the film had completed production, it had become the most expensive comedy film ever, which would later be overtaken by Men in Black 3.

Evan Almighty premiered at Universal CityWalk on June 10, 2007, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 22 by Universal Pictures. Unlike its predecessor, it received negative reviews from critics and was not commercially successful, grossing $174 million worldwide.