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Revision as of 20:09, 14 July 2008

2012
Directed byRoland Emmerich
Written byRoland Emmerich
Harald Kloser
Produced byMark Gordon
Harald Kloser
Larry Franco
Starring(see below)
Music byHarald Kloser
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
July 10 2009
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

2012 is an upcoming post-apocalyptic film directed by Roland Emmerich. The film has an ensemble cast, including John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Woody Harrelson. Filming is planned to begin in August 2008 in Vancouver. 2012 is scheduled to be released on July 10, 2009.[1]

Premise

In 2012, the world is devastated in a cataclysm, leaving survivors to struggle for their lives.[1]

Production

Director Roland Emmerich and composer-producer Harald Kloser co-wrote a spec script titled 2012, which was marketed to major studios in February 2008. Nearly all studios met with Emmerich and his representatives to hear the director's budget projection and story plans, a process that the director had previously gone through with the films Independence Day (1996) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).[2] The film was shopped around with a production budget of $200 million.[3] Later in the month of February, Sony Pictures Entertainment won over other studios the bid for the spec script and will distribute it under Columbia Pictures.[4] The studio plans to make the film for less than the estimated budget.[3]

Filming was originally scheduled to begin in Los Angeles in July 2008.[5] It is currently scheduled to film in Vancouver in August 2008.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b c Simmons, Leslie (2008-06-13). "Amanda Peet is '2012' lead". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Fleming, Michael (2008-02-19). "Studios vie for Emmerich's '2012'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e Simmons, Leslie (2008-06-02). "Danny Glover circles '2012'". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Fleming, Michael (2008-02-21). "Sony buys Emmerich's '2012'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2008-05-19). "John Cusack set for '2012'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Frater, Patrick (2008-07-09). "Chin Han makes date with '2012'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b Simmons, Leslie (2008-05-19). "John Cusack ponders disaster flick". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (2008-07-01). "Thomas McCarthy joins '2012'". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-07-14. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Adler, Shawn (2008-07-14). "EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson Joins Roland Emmerich's World-Ending '2012'". MTV Movies Blog. MTV. Retrieved 2008-07-14.