2012 is a 2009 American
science fiction disaster film directed by
Roland Emmerich. It stars
John Cusack,
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Amanda Peet,
Oliver Platt,
Thandie Newton,
Danny Glover, and
Woody Harrelson. The film was produced by
Centropolis Entertainment and distributed by
Columbia Pictures. Filming began in August 2008 in
Vancouver, although it was originally planned to be filmed in
Los Angeles. The plot follows Jackson Curtis as he attempts to bring his family to refuge, amidst the events of a
geological and
meteorological super-disaster. The film includes references to
Mayanism, the
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, and the
2012 phenomenon in its portrayal of cataclysmic events unfolding in the year 2012.