
Genre:
Comedy/Fantasy.
Studio:
Universal Pictures.
Production Company:
Shady Acres Entertainment/Spyglass Entertainment.
Project Phase:
Post-production.
Who's In It:
Jim Carrey (Bruce Nolan); Jennifer Aniston (Grace); Morgan Freeman (God); Lisa Ann Walter.
Who's Making It:
Tom Shadyac (Director); Steve Oedekerk, Mark O'Keefe, Steve Koren (Screenwriters).
Premise:
At the end of Bruce Nolan's worst day of his life he curses and rages against God. Suddenly God appears to Bruce and grants him almighty power for 24 hours. Can he do as good a job of managing the Earth as the Big G, or will Bruce slip up and cause the planet to revert back to the Dark Ages?
Release Date:
May 23, 2003.
Comments:
This script was sold to Universal in 2000 for $1 million, an unusually high price tag for scripts these days.
Although Morgan Freeman was ultimately cast to play the role of God, Robert De Niro was previously mentioned as being a contender for the role.
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