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Everyone Wants To See The End Of The World
Say what you like about Roland Emmerich's 2012, you can't claim that people didn't want to see it. Making an estimated $225 million worldwide in just three days, the movie may have the ninth biggest opening in box office history. More »Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012
Roland Emmerich's 2012 is jammed with every cliche and trope ever found in a Hollywood disaster movie, while giving the Earth an over-the-top pummeling. It's a reasonably fun flick at times, if you don't think about it...at all. More »Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels
Apparently one movie isn't enough to contain all the ideas Roland Emmerich has for his follow-up to Independence Day. The director is planning to make two sequel films, and he already has a punny title in mind. More »Roland Emmerich's 8 Rules For Ending The World
Director Roland Emmerich knows how to blow humanity to smithereens. He did it in Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow and now 2012. We talked to the apocalypse-master himself, who explained that there are 8 simple rules for ending the world. More »President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2
We've known for a while that Roland Emmerich is readying a sequel to his White House-exploding alien invasion movie Independence Day. What's taken him so long? He was just waiting for the right president to take the Oval Office. More »Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
American And Japanese Special Effects Masters Join Forces To Recreate The City Of Hiroshima
Five decades after American science destroyed Hiroshima, U.S. special-effects artists joining Japanese experts, to craft a CG reconstruction of the entire city for a documentary... including some of the wizards behind The Day After Tomorrow. Reverse disaster porn? [Mainichi Daily]The One Thing That Could Make 2012 Worse: Motion Sickness
Get ready to witness 2012 with stomach turning bumps and slams in special D-box theaters. That means when the Earth shakes, you'll shake. When you get hit, the seat is hit — until you beg for mercy. Take that, 3D. More »2012 Hysteria Driving Teens To Consider Suicide?
Woody Spills The Truth, Man! And President Danny Glover's In Trouble In New 2012 Clips!
Finally the first explosion-free clip from 2012, stuffed with wild-eyed Woody Harrelson conspiracy theories and Danny Glover's dusty president. And check out some behind-the-carnage moments from 2012. More »Director Emmerich Explains The Character(s) Of Foundation
The movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy is gathering momentum, as director Roland Emmerich recently addressed just how his version would condense the massive source material into a manageable movie. The key appears to be shortening the cast list. More »New 2012 Trailer Coats Us With A Blanket Of Ashy Destruction
The latest 2012 trailer combines a little of the breakfast set piece we witnessed the other day, with more crazy international destruction. Roland Emmerich destroys the world like there's no tomorrow, and John Cusack gives great disaster-porn face.Strip Roland Emmerich's 2012 Of Its Special Effects, And What Do You Get?
You've seen five slapsticky minutes of disaster-porn film 2012. You've even seen our 1970s exploitation version of the film. Now see Roland Emmerich's film denuded of special FX, with just the actors making "o" faces. [via Film Drunk] More »5 Minutes Of L.A. Demolition Derby Courtesy Of Roland Emmerich
When does disaster porn cross over and become slapstick? When Roland Emmerich finally sheds all his inhibitions and goes for sensory overload. Watch John Cusack dodge giant donuts, collapsing freeways and crashing buildings in this five-minute destuction orgy from 2012. More »2012's Disaster Porn is Beautiful But Boring
Emmerich's Asimov Foundation Trilogy Being Written By Private Ryan Scribe
Roland Emmerich Gives Good Apocalypse Porn In New 2012 Trailer
Some say the world will end in ice, others in fire — but Roland Emmerich says the world will end in pure, delicious melted cheese. At least, his new trailer for 2012 is full of awesomely porntastic destruction. More »Woody Harrelson Warns You About The End Of Days
Roland Emmerich's end-of-the-world film 2012 has just unrolled a flurry of video rants form the "apocalypse prognosticator" DJ Charlie Frost (Harrelson). Including a cartoon depicting how we're all going to die. More »The End Of The World Has Been Delayed
Good news for those of you who had plans for this summer: armageddon is no longer starting in July. Roland Emmerich's next movie, 2012 has been pushed back to a November opening, ruining Thanksgiving instead. More »Columbia Finds Its Foundation
Isaac Asimov's classic trilogy Foundation is headed to the big screen... courtesy of the man behind Independence Day, Godzilla and 2012. Is this cause for celebration or mourning? I'm not quite sure yet. More »2012 Viral Marketing Just As Terrible As Movie