2012 (film)
| 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
| Written by | Roland Emmerich Harald Kloser |
| Produced by | Mark Gordon Harald Kloser Larry Franco |
| Starring | (see below) |
| Music by | Harald Kloser |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | July 10 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
- John Cusack as Jackson Curtis, a divorced writer who occasionally works as a limo driver.[7]
- Amanda Peet as Jackson Curtis's ex-wife.[1]
- Thomas McCarthy as the boyfriend to Jackson Curtis's ex-wife.[8]
- Danny Glover as the President of the United States.[3]
- Thandie Newton as the First Daughter.[3]
- Oliver Platt as the President's Chief of Staff.[3]
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Adrian Helmsley, scientific adviser to the President.[7]
- Woody Harrelson as a man who tells prophecies of the world's end and is considered crazy by others. Harrelson compared his character to the mythological Greek figure Cassandra.[9]
- Chin Han in an unidentified role.[6]
References
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ Adler, Shawn (2008-07-14). "EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson Joins Roland Emmerich's World-Ending '2012'". MTV Movies Blog. MTV. Retrieved 2008-07-14.