'2012' television series in the works: PHOTO
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- German-born director Roland Emmerich says a U.S. television series is being planned to follow up his new global disaster flick "2012." Co-starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt, the science-fiction movie was penned by Emmerich and Harald Kloser. The pair produced the film with Mark Gordon and Larry Franco. "(The idea for a series) was just born out of, in a way, like Harald and I and Mark Gordon, who is big in TV, saying, 'Wouldn't it be an incredible TV...

'2012' television series in the works
<br />NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- <P>German-born director Roland Emmerich says a U.S. television series is being planned to follow up his new global disaster flick <Q>2012.</Q></P> <P>Co-starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt, the science-...

2012 Movie Clip Do I Look Scared: VIDEO
Sony Pictures just released this new clip “Do I Look Scared” featuring John Cusack in the upcoming film “2012″ by director Roland Emmerich (All Quiet on the Western Front, Fantastic Voyage) and starring Thandie Newton (W.), John Cusack (Stopping Power, 1408), Amanda Peet and Danny Glover as President Wilson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from 2012. Synopsis: Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this...

2012 Movie Clip Vegas in Ruins: VIDEO
Sony Pictures recently released this awesome new Vegas in Ruins clip from the upcoming film “2012″ by director Roland Emmerich (All Quiet on the Western Front, Fantastic Voyage) and starring Thandie Newton (W.), John Cusack (Stopping Power, 1408), Amanda Peet and Danny Glover as President Wilson. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from 2012. Synopsis: Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller...

-2012′ To Have Spin-Off TV Series 2013?: PHOTO
Probably THE spectacle movie of 2009 is going to end up being Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget disaster flick, 2012, which focuses on the Mayan prophecy

There is a '2012' Sequel Already in the Works ... Sorta: PHOTO
Watching the trailer for 2012 I couldn't help but get the feeling that Roland Emmerich was trying to tell me something. There was a lot of camera shaking and screaming and really big objects rolling over, but I think it was seeing the entire state of California lift into the air like the climax of Titanic before sinking into the depths of the Pacific Ocean: Roland Emmerich hates civilization. Sure, 2012 is bound to be full of roaring musical cues that signal the triumphant survival of a tiny,...

“2012″ TV Series in the Works
Director Roland Emmerich is hoping his upcoming disaster movie “2012″ wil leave viewers wanting more. Emmerich says that he is currently in talks with ABC to create a spin-off series of the disaster movie that would follow the rebuilding of the planet after its destroyed in the upcoming film. “The plan is that it is 2013 and it's about what happens after the disaster,” Emmerich told EW. “It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating.” Emmerich added...

'2012' TV Show in the Works -- Guess the World Doesn't End!
Thanks to TV, the world won't really end in '2012.' According to a report at EW.com, Roland Emmerich, the producer-writer-director of the apocalyptic film, which opens Nov. 13, is developing a TV series that picks up after the big screen story ends. "The plan is that it is 2013 and it's about what happens after the disaster," Emmerich said. "It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating ... I think it will focus on a group of people who survived but not on the boats ......

Director of '2012' Destroys Rome, Spares Mecca: PHOTO
No one would ever accuse director Roland Emmerich of being subtle or shy. The German-born filmmaker has blown up or mowed down just about everything on Earth in movies from "Independence Day" (bye-bye, White House!) to "Godzilla" (sayonara, Manhattan!) to "The Day After Tomorrow" (welcome to our world, Antarctica!). As for religion, he also takes no prisoners. He is Openly Gay and a fairly "outlandish provocateur," as he himself boasts. His London home features a wax sculpture of Pope John Paul...

Abc - Tv Series May Become Sequel To 2012: PHOTO
While it may not be unusual for producers to be discussing a sequel to a blockbuster movie even before the original is released, it is unusual for them to suggest that the sequel ought to be produced for television. But that is the case with the disaster movie 2012, which opens next week and concludes with the destruction of the Earth. Entertainment Weekly reported on its website Wednesday that Roland Emmerich, the director/producer of the movie, and Howard Gordon, its executive producer, are...

'2012' Follows Up With Humanity's Survivors On The Small Screen In '2013'
Spoiler warning? Next week, director Roland Emmerich will unleash his latest global disaster epic, " 2012 ." I love a good event blockbuster, especially when digital effects and scenery chewing combine in a world-ending orgy of capital-A-Amazing. And Emmerich is the unquestioned master of such things, with feathers like "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow" in his cap. Fanboy leanings aside, I have to question the necessity of a "2012" spin-off TV series. Emmerich told Entertainment...

Two More Clips from Roland Emmerich's -2012': PHOTO
Columbia Pictures recently released two more clips from the upcoming disaster movie, 2012. These clips, while not as long as the five minute clip we

John Cusack, Thandie Newton, and Adam Lambert shine at the 2012 Premiere: PHOTO
It may have been a disaster on the screen, but the stars shone brightly at the premiere of “ 2012 .”   Roland Emmerich 's tragi-film centers on a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world as we know it — seriously, check out the trailer . I also have a great 5-minute clip with John Cusack front and center. Until the Nov. 13 release date, here are a few premiere pictures of Cusack, Thandie Newton , Woody Harrelson , Danny Glover , Gilmore Girls ' Lauren Graham , and Chin...

Roland Emmerich Working on '2012' TV Spin-Off: PHOTO
I'm not sure whether or not this requires a spoiler alert, but director Roland Emmerich says he's planning a TV spin-off to 2012 . So I guess that means the world doesn't totally come to an end in Emmerich's latest movie about, well, the end of the world. What a relief! While on the Red Carpet for his new flick, Emmerich told Entertainment Weekly , "The plan is that it is 2013 and it's about what happens after the disaster; it is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating."...

Emmerich says 2012 sequel/TV series 2013: Will be like Lost and District 9: PHOTO
Roland Emmerich claims that he

John Cusack: I Obsess Over How I Relate to Women: PHOTO
John Cusack: I Obsess Over How I Relate to Women John Cusack finally joins the ranks of action heroes in 2012. In the film, he tries to save his family as the world comes to an end, with the help of some mind-boggling special effects and director Roland Emmerich ( Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow ).  Some serious prognosticators insist that 2012 might really be our doomsday based on the ancient Mayan calendar. Cusack isn't among them.   His prediction. " 2012 taps into...

Concurso: Gana entradas para la Avant Premiere de 2012: PHOTO
Súbditos del Salón del Mal, prepárense para las dosis de pirotecnia excesiva del alemán más gringo del orbe, Roland Emmerich ( El Día de la Independencia, Stargate, El Patriota, Godzilla, El Día Después de Mañana ). Estén atentos para sentir cómo los ojos se le desorbitan mientras sus corneas explotan en un apocalíptico baño de parafernalia. Cortesía de Andes Films, en SDM tenemos entradas dobles para la premiere de 2012 que se realizará el próximo martes 10 de noviembr e a las...

Roland Emmerich Working on 2012: The Television Series: PHOTO
Titled 2013 , naturally: “The plan is that it is 2013 and it's about what happens after the disaster,” Emmerich told EW while walking the Red Carpet for the 2012 premiere Tuesday. “It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating. (2012 writer/producer) Harald Kloser and I came up with the idea and we have the luxury of having a producer on the film who is a big TV producer, Mark Gordon. We said to Mark, -Why don't you do a TV show that picks up where the movie...

Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9 [Breaking]
Just seconds after telling us that he makes disaster movies because he hates sequels, director Roland Emmerich spilled all about his new ABC TV series 2013 , that picks up after the waves part. It sounds epic. Spoiler warning. At the end of 2012 the cast members who have survived the massive floods and volcanic destruction on Earth head over to Africa, the new center of the world. What happens next has just been picked up by ABC as a television series that Emmerich is helping out with. We got...

Daily Scan for 11.06.09 - Emmerich Talks 2012 TV Series, Wheaton Cameos Star Trek
• Roland Emmerich is already talking a televised sequel to his apocalyptic film, 2012 , pretty much giving away the ending for everyone in the process. • A new Japanese trailer for James Cameron's Avatar shows even more alien fauna . • Geek celebrity Wil Wheaton -- that's right, Star Trek 's Wesley Crusher himself -- has a voice cameo in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek . • The next Doctor Who special, Waters of Mars , will be airing in the U.S. later this year. If you're curious what to expect,...

'2012's Roland Emmerich: Grilled: VIDEO
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Roland Emmerich Blames Fox, George W. Bush for the Lack of an Independence Day 2: PHOTO
German director Roland Emmerich, aka the man who made death porn on a global scale (aka disaster films) popular again, blames the lack of a sequel to “Independence Day” on the studio’s unwillingness to pay Will Smith his due. And oh yeah, that guy George W. Bush is also to blame, too. In a roundtable interview with critics, Emmerich tells CinemaBlend that the reason why he hasn’t been enthusiastic about making an “ID4″ earlier is that Bush was in office at the...

Roland Emmerich Planning 2012 TV Series?: PHOTO
The movie 2012 may not be officially released yet, but are you ready for the TV series?! The hype behind Roland Emmerich's upcoming big-budget apocalyptic drama is unavoidable, yet ironically enough, very few people know what it's about other than Mayan calendars and lots of stuff getting destroyed. Well, Emmerich seems to be pretty high on the project; so much so that he's been talking with TV producer Mark Gordon ( Grey's Anatomy , Private Practice ) about developing a series based on the...

Roland Emmerich's 8 Rules For Ending The World [2012]
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. Make It Impossible The first rule to come from the director was, make it impossible.... The rules are — what I always say but people forget — the pictures have to be super impossible. I'm only interested in doing the impossible image. That's...

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