Jim Carrey’s Unmade Bruce Almighty Sequel Brucifer Made Him Devil

“Bruce Almighty” stays considered one of Jim Carrey’s largest hits with $484 million on the worldwide field workplace, so it’s no surprise co-screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe cracked an thought for a sequel that will deliver again Carrey’s Bruce Nolan. In a latest interview with Syfy, Koren and O’Keefe revealed their plans for “Brucifer,” a “Bruce Almighty” sequel that will’ve discovered Carrey’s character gaining the powers of Devil as a substitute of God.

In “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey performed a careworn information reporter who positive aspects the powers of God (performed by Morgan Freeman). Bruce’s newfound omnipotence complicates his relationship with girlfriend Grace (Aniston). Koren and O’Keefe stated they pitched the sequel, “Brucifer,” to producer Michael Bostick on the night time “Bruce Almighty” opened in theaters in Could 2003.

“[Jim Carrey’s] supervisor and him needed to do ‘Brucifer,’” Koren stated. “We went in and pitched it, however it by no means fairly labored out, as a result of it was afterward … It might have been one other big film and I don’t suppose they needed to do it. It simply didn’t work out for some purpose, however lots of people cherished it, together with Jim.”

The movie would’ve discovered Bruce turning to the darkish aspect after Aniston’s Grace dies. As Koren defined, “You are inclined to lose your religion when the world appears unfair, and that’s what obtained him. It got here from a critical place, however we have been gonna write it in a really pleasant approach. We definitely didn’t wish to depress folks. So I believe that scared [the studio] slightly bit, however to Jim’s credit score, he completely understood that we have been going to make an enormous comedy and thought all people would join with it.”

Bruce would’ve used his powers as Devil to deliver Grace again from the useless, Koren stated, including, “I keep in mind once we pitched it, [Jim] was laughing his ass off. As a result of we had her come again as Jennifer Aniston. He stated, ‘No, she has to appear like a zombie first after which we’ll make her stunning once more.’ We thought that was sensible.”

“It was going to be the Trials of Job, basically,” O’Keefe added. “The world had not gone his approach since he was God. The whole lot was nice for some time; he was married and all of it fell aside. He was as soon as once more questioning every thing after which obtained a unique technique to resolve issues.”

O’Keefe later described ‘Brucifer’ as “probably the most cost-effective sequel conceivable” ands stated, “Completely completely different themes, in fact, however the beats everybody enjoys.”

“Brucifer” by no means made it previous the pitch section, however “Bruce Almighty” did find yourself getting a sequel anyway within the type of 2007’s “Evan Almighty.” That movie expanded the character of Evan Baxter, performed by Steve Carell, and turned him right into a modern-day Noah. “Evan Almighty” was a field workplace bomb with simply $174 million worldwide.