2012

Synopsis

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

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Cast

John Cusack

Jackson Curtis

Amanda Peet

Kate Curtis

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Adrian Helmsley

Thandiwe Newton

Laura Wilson

Oliver Platt

Carl Anheuser

Tom McCarthy

Gordon Silberman

Woody Harrelson

Charlie Frost

Danny Glover

President Thomas Wilson

Liam James

Noah Curtis

Morgan Lily

Lilly Curtis

Zlatko Burić

Yuri Karpov

Beatrice Rosen

Tamara

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Alexandre Haussmann

Alec

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Philippe Haussmann

Oleg

Johann Urb

Sasha

John Billingsley

Professor West

Chin Han

Tenzin

Osric Chau

Nima

Chang Tseng

Grandfather Sonam

Lisa Lu

Grandmother Sonam

Crew

Art

• Barry Chusid Production Design
• Kendelle Elliott Art Direction
• Elizabeth Wilcox Set Decoration
• Ross Dempster Art Direction
• Dan Hermansen Art Direction
• Laurel Bergman Assistant Art Director
• Nancy Anna Brown Set Designer
• Catherine Ircha Assistant Art Director
• Peter Ochotta Set Designer
• Margot Ready Set Designer
• Glenn Foerster Greensman
• Carie Wallis Art Department Coordinator

Camera

• Richard Merryman Camera Operator
• John Clothier Steadicam Operator
• Norbert Kaluza Camera Operator
• Joseph Lederer Still Photographer
• Dean Semler Director of Photography
• Tony Hyland Key Grip
• Dan Gorval Best Boy Grip
• Hans Bjerno Aerial Director of Photography
• Jeremy Braben Aerial Camera
• Robin Forst Camera Operator
• Sean Elliott First Assistant Camera
• Jon Jovellanos Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Dawn Y. Line Costume Supervisor
• Thomas Nellen Makeup Department Head
• Shay Cunliffe Costume Design
• Connie Parker Makeup Department Head
• Stacy L. Tyson Set Costumer
• Lauren M. Walker Set Costumer
• Silke Guglielmo Set Costumer
• Erin Evans Set Costumer
• Sanna Seppanen Hair Department Head
• Ian C. Ballard Hairstylist
• Debra Wiebe Assistant Hairstylist
• Tracy Lai Makeup Artist

Crew

• Owen Walstrom Stunts
• Yaroslav Poverlo Dialect Coach
• Samuel Craven Visual Effects Editor
• Dylan Highsmith Visual Effects Editor
• Cameron Waldbauer Special Effects Coordinator
• John Stoneham Jr. Stunt Coordinator
• Olegar Fedoro Dialect Coach
• Bob Bottieri Scenic Artist
• Vladimir Lushnikov Scenic Artist
• Guy T. Wiedmann Visual Effects Editor
• Mark 'Blue' Angus Transportation Coordinator
• Janis Lee Scenic Artist

Directing

• Roland Emmerich Director
• Kimi Webber Script Supervisor
• Andrew M. Robinson First Assistant Director
• Tommy Gormley First Assistant Director
• Ken Shane First Assistant Director
• James Bitonti First Assistant Director
• Maileen Williams Matheny Second Second Assistant Director
• Shaun Moskie Assistant Director Trainee

Editing

• David Brenner Editor
• Peter S. Elliot Editor
• Andrea Biklian Negative Cutter
• Yvan Lucas Colorist
• Michael Hatzer Digital Colorist

Lighting

• Ryan Ketchum Lighting Technician
• James J. Gilson Chief Lighting Technician
• Cory Hodson Gaffer
• Bruce Borland Electrician
• Mark G. Alexander Lighting Technician
• Sean Davis Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
• Tyler Guenther Rigging Grip
• Rod Haney Rigging Grip
• Josh Lovig Rigging Grip
• Dan Basaraba Rigging Grip
• Dan Fraser Lighting Technician
• Simon Hunt Gaffer

Production

• Michael Wimer Executive Producer
• Larry Franco Producer
• Mark Gordon Producer
• Roland Emmerich Executive Producer
• Harald Kloser Producer
• Ute Emmerich Executive Producer
• April Webster Casting
• Susan Taylor Brouse Casting
• Judy Lee Casting
• Volker Engel Co-Producer
• Marc Weigert Co-Producer
• Aaron Boyd Co-Producer

Sound

• Harald Kloser Original Music Composer
• Thomas Wander Original Music Composer
• Michael Keller Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Gary A. Hecker Foley
• Paul N.J. Ottosson Supervising Sound Editor
• Paul N.J. Ottosson Sound Designer
• Jeffrey J. Haboush Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Rick Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Fernand Bos Music Editor
• Armen Ksajikian Musician
• Michael J. Benavente ADR Supervisor
• Susan Dudeck ADR Editor

Visual Effects

• Christina Graff Visual Effects Producer
• Shannon Blake Gans Visual Effects Producer
• Lisa Goldberg Visual Effects Producer
• Steve Kullback Visual Effects Producer
• Michel Mielke Visual Effects Producer
• David Sanger Visual Effects Producer
• Matthew Collorafice Visual Effects Supervisor
• Ian Hunter Visual Effects Supervisor
• Thomas Tannenberger Visual Effects Supervisor
• Greg Strause Visual Effects Supervisor
• Kelly L'Estrange Visual Effects Producer
• Colin Strause Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Roland Emmerich Writer
• Harald Kloser Writer

Photos