Wouldn’t it be funny if, one day, we discovered that Roland Emmerich, the director of “2012″, has a personal grudge against the planet that would explain why he’s always destroying it, over and over and over again? Just thinking. New pics and posters for “2012″ after the jump.
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Japanese Trailer For 2012 Is A Subtitled Spectacle
“2012″ coming in Nov, looks to be the disaster movie to end all disaster movies. Roland Emmerich, the director, has toyed around in the past with disaster. He has blown up historic buildings of note (Independence Day), overseen the chaotic rampage of a mythical beast (Godzilla) and really, really screwed around with Mother Nature (The Day After Tomorrow).
Learning To Cope With 2012 And Armageddon At The Institute For Human Continuity
In “2012″, according to the great sage and disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich, the Mayans will flip us a cold “I Told You So” from their great cultural Valhalla and our world will end in a dusty, crusty upheaval of tectonic pwnage.
Roland Emmerich’s 2012: Disaster At It’s Finest
Roland Emmerich really likes to blow stuff up. This is a very good thing. There’s nothing more cathartic than watching a rolling building or a tidal wave power smushing a major city. Disaster movies are just a mountain of feel good. In the upcoming 2012 from Roland Emmerich (Godzilla, Independence Day,etc) , the fur is really going to fly. In earlier trailers for this film there is a highly serious tone. In the trailer below, which you must see, I mean must see, the tone is appropriate for the genre. Less Wagner, more Ren and Stimpy. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy. Thanks Cinematical.
Sci-Fi Trailer: Roland Emmerich’s 2012
No one destroys the planet like Hollywood. Oh sure, other countries may dabble in disaster and end-of-the-world movies, but let’s face it, when it comes to orchestrating global, planet-ending mayhem, no one does it better than the tech wizards of Hollywood. Which is why Roland Emmerich’s “2012″ is probably going to leave you gaping slack-jawed at the screen as cities are engulfed by oceans, skyscrapers tumble, and John Cusack does his best Tom Cruise impression. Actually, it’s a bit strange to see Cusack in such a big event movie. Mind you, not that you’ll notice much, at least not with all the destruction Emmerich is going to be throwing at you throughout the film. Check out the first full trailer for “2012″ and marvel at mankind’s ability to envision his own destruction. Bravo, special effects guys, bravo.
Teaser Poster for Roland Emmerich’s 2012
Here’s a new poster for Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster movie, “2012″. I believe this is what’s called a teaser poster, as it doesn’t do a whole lot but teases the title of the movie. It doesn’t even list any of the stars, or the director, but does pimp the official website and the film’s tagline: “Who Will be Left Behind”. Poster after the jump.
New Images from Pandorum, 2012, Avatar, Push, Race to Witch Mountain, Knowing, Monsters vs. Aliens
As part of their sneak peek at 2009′s upcoming movies, the LA Times has a number of images from some sci-fi movies of note. Among them, James Cameron’s “Avatar” (alas, it’s more set pictures, and nothing from the actual movie), disaster movies “2012″ and “Knowing”, another one from “Push”, “Race to Witch Mountain”, and the animated “Monsters vs. Aliens”. Plus, yet another image from Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster’s “Pandorum”. Enjoy.
Teaser for Roland Emmerich’s 2012
Our first look Master of Disaster Roland Emmerich’s new disaster film, “2012″, has arrived online. It’s a short teaser, just barely over a minute long, featuring what appears to be a monk racing up a long slope of mountains to a temple, and then looking out at — egads, an ocean towering over said mountains! (I’m guessing oceans aren’t supposed to get this high?) The ocean wipes away the temple, while titlecards ask us what our governments would do in the face of an impending, world-ending natural disaster. It then answers itself: Nothing. Because, you know, governments suck and such. Anyways, enjoy the teaser.
Script Review for Emmerich’s 2012 — SPOILERS
Let’s get one thing straight: no one really expected Roland Emmerich’s “2012″ to be an example of quality filmmaking, did they? I mean, come on, we’re talking about the guy behind “ID4″, “The Day After Tomorrow”, and “Godzilla” here. Dubious science, even by the low standards of movie technobabble, and outrageous stunts featuring people running away from massive fireballs are Roland Emmerich’s stock in trade. Why, without them, we wouldn’t have crazily entertaining movies like “ID4″ and “10,000 BC”! So someone has read the script for Emmerich’s “2012″, and it’s crap. Well duh. Isn’t all of Emmerich’s scripts kinda crappy? It’s what he does with it on the big screen that matters. I.e. explosions. Lots and lots of explosions.
Amanda Peet is Female Lead in Emmerich’s 2012
Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic tale of death and destruction (all done with the maximum of effects and coolness, no doubt) has landed its female lead in Amanda Peet. The “Whole Nine Yards” star joins a cast lead by John Cusack, and includes Chiwetel Ejiofor and fictional White House staffers Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Oliver Platt. She’ll be playing John Cusack’s ex-wife, because, let’s face it, these disaster movies always feature a hero and his ex, don’t they?
Glover, Newton Join Emmerich’s 2012
It looks like Roland Emmerich is diving head-first into the end of the world with his new movie “2012″. Coming on the heels of the recent casting announcements that John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor have joined the cast, three more names have been added. Danny Glover (pictured left, “Lethal Weapon”), Thandie Newton (“The Chronicles of Riddick”), and Oliver Platt are all currently in negotiations to join the project.
Emmerich’s Apocalyptic 2012 Gets Cusack, Ejiofor
Director Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic movie “2012″ has found its leading man in John Cusack (pictured, left), who will be headlining the film about an impending disaster in the year 2012 as foretold by the Mayan calender. Also joining Cusack’s quest to, one presumes, stop the impending disaster is “Redbelt” star and uber “Serenity” galactic badass Chiwetel Ejiofor (pictured, below).
More About Emmerich’s 2012
Director Roland Emmerich’s new movie, “2012″ was so good that studios engaged in a bidding war for it. Or at least that’s what people are saying. Personally, I think people just realized the dude has done a ton of entertaining movies and made a bucket load of money, and studios love nothing more than a bankable filmmaker, and Roland Emmerich is certainly that. Now, here’s more about his latest, the “end of the world” disaster movie “2012″. Right. Emmerich and “end of the world” movies. Not exactly a stretch, eh?
Roland Emmerich Posits the End of the World in 2012
Director Roland Emmerich really, really hates the planet Earth and wants to destroy it over and over again (“Independence Day”, “The Day After Tomorrow”). Why? Sources tell me because once upon a time, when Roland was very young, Planet Earth kicked his dog, threw his grandma out the window, and set his house on fire. Yeah, that’ll piss anyone off. Emmerich’s latest is “2012″, an end-of-the-world movie that he’s shopping the script around to potential buyers.
