Question: Do director of film Evan Almighty and director of film Lassie Come Home have the same nationality?

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American fantasy disaster comedy film, and a stand- alone sequel and spin- off of" Bruce Almighty"( 2003). It stars Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham and John Goodman. Production of the film began in January 2006. Several visual effect companies were used to provide CGI for the numerous animals and the climactic flood scene. The main plot is a modern- day retelling of Noah's Ark. By the time the film had completed production, it had become the most expensive comedy film ever( this record was later overtaken by" Men in Black 3"). In October 2007, the film was released on DVD and HD DVD. The film made less than its budget of$ 175 million worldwide, and received generally negative reviews. " Evan Almighty" was also notable for allegations that the many animals used in the film were treated poorly, but Universal Pictures insisted the animals were treated humanely. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O' Keefe from the original film. <SEP> The film was directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a screenplay by Hugo Butler based upon the 1940 novel" Lassie Come- Home" by Eric Knight. Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer Technicolor feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor, Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was the first in a series of seven MGM films starring" Lassie." The original film saw a sequel," Son of Lassie" in 1945 with five other films following at intervals through the 1940s. A British remake of the 1943 movie was released in 2005 as" Lassie" to moderate success. The film has been released to VHS and DVD. <SEP> Fred McLeod Wilcox( December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer for many years best remembered for directing" Lassie Come Home"( 1943) and" Forbidden Planet"( 1956). These films were enshrined on the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively. <SEP> Shadyac, was the youngest joke- writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, is widely known for writing and directing the comedies," The Nutty ProfessorLiar LiarPatch Adams", and" Bruce Almighty". In 2010, Shadyac departed from comedic work to write, direct, and narrate his documentary film" I Am", in which he explores his abandonment of a materialistic lifestyle following a bicycle accident three years earlier. Shadyac is a former professor of communication at Pepperdine University's Seaver College. Thomas Peter Shadyac( born December 11, 1958) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and author. In 2011 he was a participant in the Conference on World Affairs. In 2015, Shadyac began teaching film at the University of Colorado Boulder, beginning with that year's Spring semester, Shadyac now teaches film at the University of Memphis. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.