Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and Oliver Platt are in discussions to join Roland Emmerich’s epic disaster project 2012. An academic researcher (John Cusack) opens a portal into a parallel universe and makes contact with his double in order to prevent an apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayans. December 21st 2012 is the last day of the Mayan calendar, believed to be the end of the world. Glover would play the president of the United States, Newton would be his daughter, and Platt would be his chief of staff.
THR also says that 2012 was being shopped around Hollywood with a $200 million budget, but Columbia claims it will be made for less than that. This either means the preproduction budget is like $180-190 million or the Sony-owened studio just doesn’t want to fess up to the real price tag. Bottom line is that the film is expensive. Emmerich is best known as the director of Independence Day, Stargate and Universal Soldier. But as of recent years the German director has produced lackluster efforts: Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow and 10,000 BC. Bad news is that Emmerich penned the screenplay with composer turned writer Harald Kloser, the same guy behind 10,000 BC.
2012 is scheduled to begin shooting in July 2009, and is penciled in for a July 10th 2009 release (however, the actors strike could delay everything).
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 am
Wow they’re going to make history, start shooting and release the film in the same month! ;)
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:01 am
Such potential in a once in EVER chance… and it’s in the hands of Emmerich…
Obviously there will be other variations on the “2012″ story, but this will undoubtedly be the largest.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
The apocalypse happens on my 21st birthday…sweet.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:19 am
hahaha :O they’re shooting in one month? hahahaha
there must be a mistake xD
Emmerich and his expensive moviess…U.U
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 am
I wonder if Danny Glover will have success hailing a taxi in 2012?
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
Why in most apocalypse movies is the president black?
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
/\ I don’t know, but we probably shouldn’t vote for Obama.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:47 am
Yet again, another movie where a black president is set up in a pre apocalyptic setting…
wtf
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Oh, wow, John Cusack what’s happening to your career?
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
They really shouldn’t rush filming with that kind of budget.