2012 | |
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Theatrical release poster
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Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
Produced by |
Harald Kloser Mark Gordon Larry J. Franco |
Written by | Harald Kloser Roland Emmerich |
Starring | |
Music by | Harald Kloser Thomas Wander |
Cinematography | Dean Semler |
Edited by |
David Brenner Peter Elliott |
Production
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Centropolis Entertainment
The Mark Gordon Company |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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158 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $200 million |
Box office | $769.7 million |
2012: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
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Soundtrack album by Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander | ||
Released | November 10, 2009 | |
Length | 57:48 | |
Label | RCA Victor | |
Singles from 2012: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
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2012 is a 2009 American epic science fiction disaster drama film directed by Roland Emmerich, and stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson. The film was produced by Centropolis Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Filming, originally planned for Los Angeles, began in Vancouver in August 2008. The plot follows novelist Jackson Curtis as he attempts to bring his family to safety amid a geological disaster. The film refers to Mayanism and the 2012 phenomenon in its portrayal of cataclysmic events.
After a lengthy advertising campaign which included the creation of a website from its main character's point of view and a viral marketing website on which filmgoers could register for a lottery number to save them from the ensuing disaster,2012 was released internationally on November 13, 2009. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, praising its special effects and dark tone relative to Emmerich's other work and criticizing its screenplay and length. It was a commercial success and one of 2009's highest-grossing films.
In 2009, American geologist Adrian Helmsley visits astrophysicist Satnam Surtani in India and learns that neutrinos from a huge solar flare are heating Earth's core. Helmsley presents his information to White House Chief of Staff Carl Anheuser, who brings him to the president.