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| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
| Produced by | Harald Kloser Mark Gordon Larry J. Franco |
| Written by | Harald Kloser Roland Emmerich |
| Starring | John Cusack Chiwetel Ejiofor Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Thandie Newton Danny Glover Woody Harrelson |
| Music by | Harald Kloser Thomas Wander |
| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Editing by | David Brenner Peter S. Elliott |
| Studio | Centropolis Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 158 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200 million[1] |
| Box office | $769,679,473[2] |
This article is about 2012, a science fiction film. For the Gregorian year, see 2012. For information about films made in 2012, see 2012 in film. For other uses, see 2012 (disambiguation).
2012 is a 2009 American science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson, among others. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Filming began in August 2008 in Vancouver, although it was originally planned to be filmed in Los Angeles.[3]
The plot follows Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) as he attempts to bring his children, Noah and Lilly (Liam James and Morgan Lily respectively), ex-wife Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet) and her boyfriend, Gordon Silberman (Thomas McCarthy) to refuge and attempt to escape the heightened change in the elements. The film includes references to Mayanism, the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar and the 2012 phenomenon in its portrayal of cataclysmic events unfolding in the year 2012. Emmerich has announced that the film will be his last involving disasters.[4]
After a prolonged marketing campaign comprising the creation of a website from the point of view of the main character, Jackson Curtis,[5] and a viral marketing website on which filmgoers could register for a lottery number to save them from the ensuing disaster,[6] the film was internationally released on November 13, 2009. Critics gave 2012 mixed reviews, praising its special effects and tone but criticized its length and screenwriting. Despite this, the film, budgeted at $200 million, has a worldwide theatrical revenue that reached approximately $770 million.[7]
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