Best Buy HD DVD: <h1>Evan Almighty on HD DVD</h1>

Evan Almighty (also known as Bruce Almighty 2) is a comedy movie directed by Tom Shadyac and was released by Universal Pictures in 2007 which stars Steve Carell, Lauren Graham, and Morgan Freeman.

It uses CGI for the numerous animals and the climactic flood scene (based on the Bible's "great flood" and "Noah's ark") that made Evan Almighty "the most expensive comedy movie produced."

Movie Synopsis:

Buffalo newscaster Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) has changed his career path and was elected as Washington congressman. His campaign was "Change the World" but actually ignoring that idea. When he moved his family to Virginia, he prayed and ask for guidance on their new home. The next morning, weird things happened to him in which he had a strange encounter with God (played by Morgan Freeman) commanding him to build an ark just like Noah did thousands of years ago and fill it with animals to protect them from forthcoming flood.

Evan is dubious about it and thought that he is just under a lot of stress, but unexpected events made him accept the task God told him, risking his career, family and reputation.

Movie Trivia:

Evan Almighty is supposed to be Bruce Almighty 2 but Jim Carey and Jeniffer Aniston both declined to reprise their roles on the project.

Director Tom Shadyac considered Steve Carell, who has a successful movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and agreed to play the lead role in the project by reprising the role of Evan Baxter, this time the lead character of Shadyac's project; changing the title to Evan Almighty.

Lisa Kudrow is one among the several actresses that has been considered to play the role as Evan's wife.

It is the most expensive comedy movie ever made as of June 2007. The movie has a budget of $175 million.

In a scene where God appears to Evan in the back of his car, Evan screams and God replies "Let it out, son. It's the beginning of wisdom" - it is related to Proverbs 1:7: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."

The phone number on the wood delivery trucks (800)-GO-4-WOOD is a working number to promote the movie.

Evan Almighty on HD DVD