The lead role in Bruce Almighty seems tailor-made for Jim Carrey, but there were some other actors in mind for the film if he wasn’t interested. Directed by Tom Shadyac and co-written by Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe, and Steve Oedekerk, Bruce Almighty tells the story of a TV reporter named Bruce (Carrey) who has harsh criticism for how God (Morgan Freeman) is doing His job. This results in God bestowing His powers upon Bruce for a whole week to give the human a better understanding of what it’s truly like to be the almighty creator.
Jim Breuer was on the short list for Bruce Almighty before Jim Carrey was cast. Read More