2012 (Original title)
Date: 2009 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Roland Emmerich
Synopsis: Apocalyptic disaster film. In 2009, Geologist Adrian Helmsley and his friend Satnam discover that elements from solar flares have penetrated the Earth's core, setting in motion a future chain of huge disruptions to the Earth which could lead to an apocalypse, coincidentally matching timings and dates given in the ancient Mayan calendar. Governments secretly plan and construct a series of "arks" to hold an elite of officials and those wealthy enough to pay for tickets. As earthquakes, erupting volcanos and tsunamis occur in 2012, killing thousands, writer Jackson Curtis tries to save his family, and along with a group of others, stowaway on board one of the arks in the Himalayas.
Genre: Disaster
Releases
Date: 13 November 2009Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: HDCAM - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSDialogue (original): English
Date: 13 November 2009Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 157 mins 39 secs - Length: 14188 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Sony Pictures Releasing
Title: In cinemas: 2012Author: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v20 n1 January 2010 Page: 78,80
Title: Reviews: 2012Author: MILLER, Henry K. Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Cinefex n120 January 2010 Pages: 30-38,43-46,51-56,61-65
Title: GötterdämmerungAuthor: FORDHAM, Joe Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v20 n2 February 2010 Page: 44,46
Title: Cinema of the 21st century: The medium is the messageAuthor: RODDICK, Nick Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the impact of digital technology not only on filmmaking but also on the way stories are told on film; with narratives changing from real-word scenarios to the digital-effects laden story-proper.
In: Positif n586 December 2009 Page: 45
Title: Actualité: De A à Z notes sur les filmsAuthor: NIOGRET, Hubert Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Screen International n1709 13 Nov 2009 Page: 38
Title: Reviews: 2012Author: GOODRIDGE, Mike Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 16 Nov 2009 Page: 25,31
Title: 2012: A Doom with No ViewAuthor: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n244 October 2009 Pages: 110-114
Title: The day after the day after tomorrowAuthor: DYER, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Roland Emmerich discusses the plot and production of his epic disaster film 2012.
In: Empire n243 September 2009 Pages: 90-91
Title: The smoking hot preview: 2012Author: DYER, James Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of 2012, plus comments on the making of the film from director Roland Emmerich.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v406 n26 12 Sep 2008 Page: 0
Title: Films in Production.Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Web listing.
Author: Wright, Alan Pages: vi, 292 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on the films When a City Falls (2011) and Moving (2011).
Date: 2009 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Roland Emmerich
Synopsis: Apocalyptic disaster film. In 2009, Geologist Adrian Helmsley and his friend Satnam discover that elements from solar flares have penetrated the Earth's core, setting in motion a future chain of huge disruptions to the Earth which could lead to an apocalypse, coincidentally matching timings and dates given in the ancient Mayan calendar. Governments secretly plan and construct a series of "arks" to hold an elite of officials and those wealthy enough to pay for tickets. As earthquakes, erupting volcanos and tsunamis occur in 2012, killing thousands, writer Jackson Curtis tries to save his family, and along with a group of others, stowaway on board one of the arks in the Himalayas.
Genre: Disaster
Releases
Date: 13 November 2009Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: HDCAM - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSDialogue (original): English
Date: 13 November 2009Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 157 mins 39 secs - Length: 14188 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Sony Pictures Releasing
Credits
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©: Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment, Prod'n Services in France and the UK: Jake Productions, Presents: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Executive Producer: Roland Emmerich, Executive Producer: Ute Emmerich, Executive Producer: Michael Wimer, Produced by: Harald Kloser, Produced by: Mark Gordon, Larry Franco, Co-producer: Volker Engel, Co-producer: Marc Weigert, Co-producer: Aaron Boyd, Associate Producer: Kirstin Winkler, Production Manager (Canada): Drew Locke, Unit Production Manager: Michael J. Malone, Unit Prod'n Mgr - Kamloops (2nd Unit): Bruce Brownstein, Production Co-ordinator: Jena Niquidet, Production Co-ordinator (2nd Unit): Michael Fossat, Production Controller: Donald Walker, Production Accountant: Karen Bergen, Location Manager: Ann Goobie, Location Manager: Hans Dayal, 2nd Unit Director: Aaron Boyd, 1st Assistant Director: Tommy Gormley, 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit): Andrew Robinson, James Bitonti, 2nd Assistant Director: David K. Arnold, 2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit): Misha Bukowski, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Gary Hawes, 3rd Assistant Director: Megan Shank, 3rd Assistant Director (2nd Unit): Aric Dupere, Script Supervisor: Kimi Webber, Visual Effects Script Supervisor: Ana Sebal, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Christine Lalonde, Casting by: April Webster, Canadian Casting by: Susan Brouse, Judy Lee, Casting Associate: Scott David, Casting Assistant: Gina Sharp, Extras Casting: Andrea Brown, Written by: Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich, Inspired by in part by the book by: Graham Hancock, Director of Photography: Dean Semler, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Don Mccuaig, Underwater Director of Photography: Pete Romano, Aerial Co-ordinator (2nd Unit): Fred North, Aerial Director of Photog'y (2nd Unit): Anna J. Foerster, Hans Bjerno, Camera Operator: John Clothier, Camera Operator: Peter Wilke, Camera Operator: Richard Merryman, Camera Operator: Norbert Kaluza, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Don Mccuaig, Camera Operator (2nd Unit B): Robin Forst, Steadicam Operator: John Clothier, Steadicam Operator: Peter Wilke, 1st Assistant Camera: Tony Rivetti, 1st Assistant Camera: Stephen Maier, Sean Elliott, 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit): Douglas Pruss, Doug Lavender, 2nd Assistant Camera: Roger Wall, 2nd Assistant Camera: Ian Levine, 2nd Assistant Camera: Scott Cozens, Andy Capicik, 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit): Rich Sinclair, 2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit): Raj Sangha, Cynthia Greer, Digital Imaging Technician: Patrick Hogue, Chief Lighting Technician: Jim Gilson, Chief Lighting Technician (2nd Unit): Cory Hodson, Key Rigging Gaffer: Jarrod Tiffin, Key Grip: William Paul, Key Grip (2nd Unit): Tony Whiteside, Video Playback: David Mcknight, Video Assist (2nd Unit): Casey Macintyre, Still Photographer: Joe Lederer, Visual Effects Producer: Josh R. Jaggars, Visual Effects Supervisor: Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Digital Production Manager: Danielle Costa, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Katie Spinelli, Lisa Marra, Visual FX/Digital Environments Creatd by: Uncharted Territory, UT (CG Supervisor): Michael Grobe, UT (Compositing Supervisor): Marc Dominic Rienzo, UT (CG Effects Supervisor): Ari Sachter-zeltzer, UT (Project Manager): Katharina Koepke, Magdalena Wolf, UT (Visual Effects Producer): Julia Frey, Visual Effects by: Scanline, Scanline (Snr Visual Effects Supervisor): Stephan Trojansky, Scanline (Visual Effects Supervisor): John Han, Scanline (Executive Producer): Joel Román Mendías, Ismat Zaidi, Scanline (Visual Effects Producer): Michael Mielke, Scanline (Digital Producer): Lisa Spence, Scanline (CG Supervisor): Ivo Klaus, Scanline (CG Supervisor): Danielle Plantec, Roman Schmidt, Scanline (Digital Supervisor): Deborah Carlson, Visual Effects by: Double Negative, DN (Visual Effects Supervisor): Alex Wuttke, DN (Visual Effects Producer): Lorna Paterson, DN (CG Supervisor): Gavin Graham, DN (Compositing Supervisor): Matthew Twyford, DN (Visual Effects Line Producer): Emma Larsson, DN (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): William Skellom, Special Visual Effects/Animation by: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc., SPI (Visual Effects Supervisor): Peter Nofz, SPI (Visual Effects Producer): Lisa Goldberg, SPI (Computer Graphics Supervisor): Daniel Eaton, John Haley, Special Visual Effects/Digital Animation: Digital Domain, DD (Visual Effects Supervisor): Mohen Leo, DD (Visual Effects Producer): Kelly L'estrange Patterson, DD (Digital Effects Supervisor): David Hodgins, Darren M. Poe, DD (Computer Graphics Supervisor): Haarm-Pieter Duiker, David J. Stephens, DD (Digital Producer): Kymber Lim, Visual Effects by: Pixomondo Images, Pixomondo (Visual Effects Supervisor): Rainer Gombos, Pixomondo (Visual Effects Producer): Steve Kullback, Pixomondo (Digital Producer): Annemarie Griggs, Pixomondo (Digital Producer): Jan Heinze, Sebastian Leutner, Pixomondo (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Lisa Hansen, Franzi Puppe, Visual Effects by: Hydraulx, [hy*drau"lx] (Visual Effects Supervisor): Chris Wells, [hy*drau"lx] (Visual Effects Designer): Colin Strause, Greg Strause, [hy*drau"lx] (Visual Effects Exec Prod): Tony Meagher, [hy*drau"lx] (Visual Effects Co-ordin'r): William Marlett, Additional Visual Effects by: The Post Office, Additional Visual Effects by: Evil Eye Pictures, Additional Visual Effects by: Ltd. Technicolor (Beijing) Visual Technology Co., Additional Visual Effects by: Lemke VFX, Additional Visual Effects by: CafeFX, Additional Visual Effects by: Inc. RotoFactory, Additional Visual Effects by: Universal Production Partners, Additional Visual Effects by: Gradient Effects, Crazy Horse Effects, Special Effects Supervisor: Mike Vezina, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Cam Waldbauer, Special Effects Technician: Stewart Bradley, Special Effects Technician: Brad Zehr, Special Effects Technician: Mike Splatt, Special Effects Technician: Clancy Scheirer, Special Effects Technician: Gary Minielly, Special Effects Technician: Joel Whist, Special Effects Technician: John MacCuspie, Ian Binney, Special Effects Designer: Trevor Hill, Miniatures by: New Deal Studios Inc, Computer/Video Graphic Designer: Gladys Tong, Graphic Designer: Loree Cameron, Sally Hudson, Edited by: David Brenner, Peter S. Elliot, Visual Effects Editor: Samuel Craven, 1st Assistant Editor: Robert Malina, Richard B. Molina, Assistant Editor: Thom M. Kyle, Visual Effects Assistant Editor: Greg Reed, Elana Livneh Lessem, Production Designer: Barry Chusid, Supervising Art Director: Don Macaulay, Art Director: Dan Hermansen, Art Director: Ross Dempster, Art Director: Kendelle Elliott, Art Director - Kamloops (2nd Unit): Kendelle Elliott, Assistant Art Director: Laurel Bergman, Assistant Art Director: Peter Bodnarus, Assistant Art Director: Catherine Ircha, Assistant Art Director: Andrew Li, Art Department Co-ordinator: Carie Wallis, Set Designer: Jay Mitchell, Set Designer: John Burke, Set Designer: Peter Ochotta, Set Designer: Douglas A. Girling, Set Designer: Nancy Brown, Set Designer: Peter Stratford, Set Designer: David Clarke, Set Decorator: Elizabeth Wilcox, On-set Dresser: MacLeod Sinclaire, On-set Dresser (2nd Unit): Chad Chilibeck, Concept Artist: Tex Kadonaga, James Clyne, Illustrator: Milena Zdravkovic, Illustrator: Rob Jensen, Warren Flanagan, Storyboard Artist: Tim Burgard, Property Master: Wayne Mclaughlin, Property Master (2nd Unit): David Dowling, Construction Co-ordinator: Doug Hardwick, Costume Designer: Shay Cunliffe, Assistant Costume Designer: Eduardo G. Castro, Assistant Costume Designer: Karin Nosella, Alison Fraser, Costume Supervisor: James Tyson, Costume Supervisor (2nd Unit): Lise Hache, Summer Eves, Costume Co-ordinator: Jessica Lythgoe-Green, Key Costumer: Dawn Leigh Climie, Department Head Make-up: Thomas Nellen, Connie Parker, Make-up Artist: Gitte Axen, Make-up Artist for Mr [John] Cusack: Taylor Roberts, Make-up Artist (2nd Unit): Jayne Dancose, Fay Von Schroeder, Animatronic Effects by: Legacy Effects, LE (Animatronic Effects by): J. Alan Scott, LE (Animatronic Effects by): Rob Ramsdell, Brian Namanny, Department Head Hair: Sanna Seppanen, Hair Stylist (2nd Unit): Ian Ballard, Main Title Design/Charlie Frost Video by: Johannes Mücke, End Titles by: Scarlet Letters, Digital Intermediate by: EFilm, Digital Colourist: Yvan Lucas, Negative Cutter: Mo Henry, Digital Cinematography: Panavision Genesis, Prints by: DeLuxe, Logo [Film Stock]: Kodak Motion Picture Film, Music by: Harald Kloser, Thomas Wander, Additional Music by: Thomas Schobel, [Music] Conducted/Orchestrated by: James Brett, Orchestrator: Robert Elhai, Marcus Trump, Music Contractor: Sandy Decrescent, Peter Rotter, Synth Programming: Lothar Bellutta, Music Editor: Fernand Bos, Score Mixer: Shawn Murphy, Sound Designer: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Production Mixer: Michael McGee, Sound Mixer (2nd Unit): Eric Lamontagne, Boom Operator: Charlie O'shea, Boom Operator (2nd Unit): Graham Crowell, Supervising Sound Mixer: Jeffrey J. Haboush, Supervising Sound Mixer: Michael Keller, Rick Kline, Supervising Sound Editor: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Dialogue Editor: Robert Troy, Dialogue Editor: Michael Hertlein, Sound Effects Editor: Jamie Hardt, Sound Effects Editor: Bernard Weiser, Sound Effects Editor: Ai-Ling Lee, Sound Effects Editor: Angelo Palazzo, ADR Supervisor: Renée Tondelli, ADR Supervisor: Michael J. Benavente, Loop Group: Reel Team, ADR Mixer: Howard London, ADR Editor: Susan Dudeck, ADR Editor: Michele Perrone, Foley Supervisor: Mark Pappas, Foley Artist: Gary Hecker, Foley Artist: Michael Broomberg, Foley Mixer: Mike Marino, Foley Editor: Thom Brennan, Stunt Co-ordinator: John Stoneham Jr, Military Adviser: Ron Blecker, Scientific Consultant: John P. Platt, Animal Trainer: Dana Dubé, Unit Publicist: Kym Langlie
Cast
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John Cusack (Jackson Curtis), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Adrian Helmsley), Amanda Peet (Kate Curtis), Oliver Platt (Carl Anheuser), Thandie Newton (Laura Wilson), Tom Mccarthy (Gordon Silberman), George Segal (Tony Delgatto), Danny Glover (President Thomas Wilson), Woody Harrelson (Charlie Frost), Liam James (Noah Curtis), Morgan Lily (Lilly Curtis), Blu Mankuma (Harry Helmsley), Zlatko Buric (Yuri Karpov), Beatrice Rosen (Tamara), John Billingsley (Professor West), Chin Han (Tenzin), Osric Chau (Nima), Philippe Haussmann (Oleg), Alexandre Haussmann (Alec), Jimi Mistry (Dr Satnam Tsurutani), Johann Urb (Sasha), Ryan Mcdonald (Scotty), Stephen McHattie (Captain Michaels), Lisa Lu (Grandmother Sonam), Henry O (Lama Rinpoche), Patrick Bauchau (Roland Picard), Chang Tseng (Grandfather Sonam), Merrilyn Gann (German chancellor), Patrick Gilmore, Dean Marshall (Ark communications officer), Ron Selmour, Viv Leacock, Chris Boyd (Ark boarding officer), Donna Yamamoto, Doron Bell Jr (AF1 science officer), David Orth (AF1 lieutenant), Lyndall Grant (governor), Jason Diablo (Ark tech officer), Ty Olsson (AF1 officer), Zinaid Memisevic (President Sergey Makarenko), Vincent Cheng (Chinese colonel), Igor Morozov (Russian interpreter), BJ Harrison (woman comforting child), Dominic Zamprogna (paramedic), Karin Konoval (Sally, president's secretary), Mary Gillis (Jackson's neighbour), Rick Tae (megaphone officer), Parm Soor (Saudi prince), Gerard Plunkett (Isaacs, MI6 officer), Paul Tryl (Zultan), Andrei Kovski (Zultan's trainer), Val Cole (news reporter, Tikal), Eve Harlow (cashier), Sean Tyson (interrogating officer), Leonard Tenisci (Italian prime minister), Michael Buffer (boxing announcer), Daren A. Herbert (ship waiter), Craig Stanghetta (Vegas rescue worker), Mateen Devji (Ajit, age 5), Qayam Devji (Ajit, age 9), Jody Thompson (CNN anchor), Tanya Champoux (Mrs Birnbaum), Frank C. Turner (preacher), Kinua Mcwatt (Yoko Delgatto), Laara Sadiq (British newscaster), Gillian Barber, Candus Churchill, Beverley Elliott (cruise ship lady), Agam Darshi (Aparna), Raj Lal (Gurdeep), Pesi Daruwalla (Dr Lokesh), Jacob Blair, Jay Williams (AF1 steward), Scott Miller, Anna Mae Routledge (Ark naval officer), John Stewart (pilot), Ryan Cook, Brandon Haas, Eddie Hassell (surfer), Betty Phillips, Georgina Hegedos (elderly driver), Luis Javier (Vegas tow truck driver), Dean Redman (Vegas fireman), Gordon Lai (security commander), Mark Docherty (field reporter, Tikal), Mark Oliver (fundraiser security), Andrew Moxham (policeman), Alexandra Castillo (Paris reporter), Farouk A. Afify (Saudi senior security), Shaun Wilson (US army worker), Leo Chiang (Chinese soldier), Elizabeth Richard (Queen Elizabeth), Kyle Riefsnyder (Cho Ming platform officer), John Mee (angry billionaire), George Trochta (American Ark steward), Geoff Gustafson, Alex Zahara, Jase Anthony Griffith, Jill Morrison, Thomas Parkinson, Leona Naidoo, Quentin Guyon, Nicole Rudell, Chad Riley, Simon Leung, Kevin Haaland (Ark bridge crew), Leigh Burrows (US Army worker)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Empire n247 January 2010 Page: 52Title: In cinemas: 2012Author: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v20 n1 January 2010 Page: 78,80
Title: Reviews: 2012Author: MILLER, Henry K. Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Cinefex n120 January 2010 Pages: 30-38,43-46,51-56,61-65
Title: GötterdämmerungAuthor: FORDHAM, Joe Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v20 n2 February 2010 Page: 44,46
Title: Cinema of the 21st century: The medium is the messageAuthor: RODDICK, Nick Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the impact of digital technology not only on filmmaking but also on the way stories are told on film; with narratives changing from real-word scenarios to the digital-effects laden story-proper.
In: Positif n586 December 2009 Page: 45
Title: Actualité: De A à Z notes sur les filmsAuthor: NIOGRET, Hubert Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Screen International n1709 13 Nov 2009 Page: 38
Title: Reviews: 2012Author: GOODRIDGE, Mike Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 16 Nov 2009 Page: 25,31
Title: 2012: A Doom with No ViewAuthor: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n244 October 2009 Pages: 110-114
Title: The day after the day after tomorrowAuthor: DYER, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Roland Emmerich discusses the plot and production of his epic disaster film 2012.
In: Empire n243 September 2009 Pages: 90-91
Title: The smoking hot preview: 2012Author: DYER, James Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of 2012, plus comments on the making of the film from director Roland Emmerich.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v406 n26 12 Sep 2008 Page: 0
Title: Films in Production.Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Web listing.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Film on the faultlineAuthor: Wright, Alan Pages: vi, 292 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on the films When a City Falls (2011) and Moving (2011).