Countdown To 2012 Begins Prepare for the end of the world. Again. Source: Moviefone
Those lucky beans over at Moviefone have nabbed a first look at the teaser trailer for 2012, the latest movie from Hollywood’s favourite doomsayer, Roland Emmerich.
Sadly it hasn’t got anything to do with the forthcoming London Olympics: rather the numerical title is a reference to the belief in some spiritual quarters that a ‘great transformation’ will occur – which could mean sunshine and happiness, or could mean an apocalypse. Guess which one Roland has gone for…?
Yes, not content with having the world almost wiped out by aliens, giant lizards or weather, this time he's gone for... well, we won't spoil it just yet. The teaser shows a Tibetan monk running uphill to sound an alarm, which appears to be all in vain as a tidal wave spills over the Himalayas towards him (and the Himalayas are, like, big). Meanwhile there are familiar beats of black with text telling us that the governments of the world aren’t even going to try saving the population on this one.
There’s no sign of any of the impressive main cast yet – John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Oliver Platt are all onboard – but surely as the end of the world is nigh, they’ll be turning up in the full trailer early next year. 2012, ironically, is out on July 10, 2009.
The 2012 predictions of the end of the world are very much hyped up to the point of stupidity.
In 2012 there's more chance of a global awareness than world destruction. The Mayan calendar is an interesting one and as for the film, I shall look forward to it.
The world will not end only how we perceive things will change. ... Read More
The 2012 predictions of the end of the world are very much hyped up to the point of stupidity.
In 2012 there's more chance of a global awareness than world destruction. The Mayan calendar is an interesting one and as for the film, I shall look forward to it.
The world will not end only how we perceive things will change. ... Read More
Is the usage of music from Kubrick's The Shining trailer a case of homage or blasphemy? Having Kubrick and Emmerich on one's mind at the same time isn't healthy in either case. Must wash my brain. ... Read More
i like end of the world films, not that there's many good ones out there, but the money shots are always pretty good. ID was wicked, and Day After Tomorrow looked pretty cool the first couple of times so i'll probably go see this, enjoy it the once and then never bother with it after that.. ... Read More
A quick type on Youtube informs that it is another planet that orbits our sun that will cause our demise. Wether this is true of this movie but i'm already stock pilling tinned goods. ... Read More
Fear Serial Killers, then fear gangsters, then fear alien invasions, then fear a giant lizard, then fear secret goverment task force guys, then fear the world being a computer, then fear the weather and again and again. I liked the guy who made us fear clowns! Bring on the new wave of original and stop wasting money on films about the end of the world and spend the money on saving it! ... Read More
I would say it is going to be about the world tipping on it's axis. Looks like it is going to be the typical Emmerich overblown mess. He may surprise though. ... Read More
All his movies since Independence Day have been dreadful. The embarssment that was Godzilla, the American soap opera-corny melow drama The Day After Tomorrow, and the snore-athon that was 10'000BC. ... Read More
Another tidal wave of liquid shite from the guy who made that anti-british racist masterpiece, The Patriot. I wouldn't watch this if i was dragged there by my balls. ... Read More
