Opening in theaters on November 13, 2009 stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson. The epic adventure is about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
“No matter what happens, we’ll all stay together.”
Even though 2012 would have been ready by July 10, 2009, Sony has decided to push the release date to November 13, 2009.
We’ll just have to wait to see how Roland Emmerich envisions the world to end.
Reported by Variety, Sony senses that the studio has a very strong summer slate with to potential blockbusters: Angels and Demons(May 15) and Denzel Washington-John Travolta action movie The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (June 12). Thus, the studio moved 2012 to November.
Isaac Asimov “Foundation” film rights have been purchased by Columbia as a directing vehicle for Roland Emmerich who just completed 2012.
The series of eight short stories was first published in Astounding Magazine beginning in 1942. ”Foundation” is a complex narrative about humans who are scattered on planets throughout the galaxy and live under the rule of the Galactic Empire.
A psycho-historian who can scientifically read the future sees an imminent empire collapse, and sets to work preparing to save the knowledge of mankind.
Trade is a movie motivated by Peter Landesman’s article in The New York Times Magazine, “Sex Slaves on Main Street.” The film investigates the international sex trade which entangles over 800,000 people a year.
The film starts with Adriana, a 13 year old girl from Mexico City, whose kidnap by sex traffickers triggers her brother Jorge to start on a desperate attempt to save her.
Kevin Kline stars as a friendly policeman who aids Jorge in his hunt. Interestingly the film is produced by Roland Emmerich of Independence Day fame and directed by fellow German, Marco Kreuzpaintner.
I had to share this is awesome 2012 Teaser Trailer, waves coming over the Himalayas. “The end of the world…” Roland Emmerich’s style. He’s gathering a large group of people to tell the tale of the end of the Mayan calendar. I’ve marked my calendar for the release date — July 10, 2009.
The Hollywood Reporter successfully does its job and reports that The Visitor writer/director Thomas McCarthy has landed a role in Rolan Emmerich’s upcoming apocalyptic movie 2012. He will play the new boyfriend of Amanda Peet’s character – the ex-wife of the lead character played by John Cusack.
The film will begin shooting this August in Vancouver. Thandie Newtown, Danny Glover and Oliver Platt are also set to star. McCarthy is also working on a new script that he hopes to direct.
In related news, the script for the film was recently reviewed by the guys at Latino Reviews, and it ain’t pretty.
An in-depth, spoiler-filled review of the storyline for Roland Emmerich’s $200 million 2012 project has been posted on Latino Review, the site that magically gets access to scripts of major upcoming films. The review reveals that the disaster movie will focus on severe storms on the surface of the Sun that has a grave effect on Earth, causing earthquakes, tsunamis, dust clouds and whatnot.
The reviewer is not kind, however, as he notes that the film is full of clichés, one-dimensional characters and “heavy handed attempts at emotion and morals” that it “borders on self-parody”. I don’t know if it’s too late for a rewrite, but the film certainly needs one it seems.