“2012” found its home after an intense bidding battle ended Wednesday evening with Sony Pictures Entertainment buying the spec script for a 2009 summer blockbuster release that Roland Emmerich will directed.

Deal came on the same day that Emmerich pitched his vision and his budget projections for the film, which he scripted with “10,000 B.C.” co-writer Harald Kloser. Studios, who read the script Tuesday, were then invited to pitch Emmerich and how they would market the picture.

According to sources, several studios bid on the project, while some reserved on the price-tag that potential may hit $200 million.

The title refers to the apocryphal date that the world is supposed to end, and it frames an ensemble disaster epic similar to “The Day After Tomorrow,” the blockbuster that Emmerich sold in spec sale like “2012,” which turned into a global hit.

The Emmerich-directed prehistoric epic “10,000 B.C.,” will open on March 7.

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