Steve Carell is making a deal to star for Universal in "Evan Almighty", Universal's proposed sequel to "Bruce Almighty" reports Variety.
Conceived for Jim Carrey until he declined to reprise his role in "Bruce Almighty," 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. Carrey isn't expected to reprise his role from the original, nor will Jennifer Aniston.
Tom Shadyac will return as director, and Morgan Freeman is negotiating to encore as God. Steve Oedekerk wrote the script. Plans are for the film to begin production early next year.
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