When we last saw Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) in Bruce Almighty, he was Jim Carrey's hard working smug Buffalo newscaster rival. Baxter has since been elected to Congress, winning on the campaign promise that he would "change the world". When he asks God for his help, God (Morgan Freeman) not only listens but responds by…
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Universal Pictures has uploaded an eight-minute clip from the Steve Carell comedy sequel Evan Almighty. I just caught the film last night and was pleasantly surprised (hey, I wasn't expecting much going in). The movie hits theaters this Friday, and the only other movie in nationwide release is the John Cusack horror flick 1408. Obviously…
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 Did You Know: Evan Almighty is now the most expensive comedy ever made. The studio initially planned to not cross a $140 million limit. But with the special effects and logistical problems (having real live animals on set can add up), the cost went over $175 million. That means, after press, advertising, prints, and…
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Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere has published the late June industry tracking numbers. To make things easier, we have filed the numbers in this neat little table below: Film General Awareness Definite Interest First Choice Definately Not Interested 1408 56% 30% 9% 12% A Mighty Heart 44% 22% 6% Evan Almighty 89% 40% 15%…
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The new movie trailer for Evan Almighty is now online. I wasn't a fan of the first one but Steve Carell can work wonders and the new trailer shows promise. [flv:http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/almighty.flv 450 330] Director Tom Shadyac's follow-up to Bruce Almighty stars Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, John Michael Higgins, Jimmy Bennett, Wanda…
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The trailer for Universal Pictures' Bruce Almighty sequel, Evan Almighty, will premiere during NBC's Night at the Office three hour marathon event. The Night at the Office event will air on March 29th from 8:00-11:00pm eastern (7:00pm-10:00pm central). Steve Carell, reprises his role as the polished, preening newscaster Evan Baxter, the next one anointed by…
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Mark Steven Johnson explains why Ghost Rider sucks so bad: "It was a hard R and bleak in my opinion, Johnson says of David Goyer's early script. "But then the studio says to you, 'I'm going to let you make your movie, your vision, but you've got to make sure it's a PG-13. We've got…
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