In the 2007 film Evan Almighty, which character is ordered to build an ark?

In the 2007 film Evan Almighty, Evan Baxter is ordered to build an ark. Steve Carell plays Evan, a newly elected congressman whose life changes after he receives divine instructions.

The film is a modern comedy sequel to Bruce Almighty, but it shifts the central character from Bruce Nolan to Evan Baxter. Animals begin arriving in pairs, and construction of the enormous ark becomes impossible for Evan to hide from his family, colleagues, or the public.

Evan Almighty borrows names and imagery from the biblical Noah story without presenting itself as a direct retelling of Genesis. Its ark, animal procession, and flood-related plot are used for comic and contemporary purposes. Bruce Nolan appears in the earlier film and is not the character who builds the ark in this sequel.