“Bruce Almighty” remains one of Jim Carrey’s biggest hits with 484 million at the worldwide box office, so it’s no wonder co-screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe cracked an idea for a sequel that would bring back Carrey’s Bruce Nolan.
In a recent interview with Syfy, Koren and O’Keefe revealed their plans for “Brucifer,” a “Bruce Almighty” sequel that would’ve found Carrey’s character gaining the powers of Satan instead of God.In “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey played a stressed news reporter who gains the powers of God (played by Morgan Freeman).
Bruce’s newfound omnipotence complicates his relationship with girlfriend Grace (Aniston).
Koren and O’Keefe said they pitched the sequel, “Brucifer,” to producer Michael Bostick on the night “Bruce Almighty” opened in theaters in May 2003.“[Jim Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do ‘Brucifer,’” Koren said.
“We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out,
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