2012

5.9

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.

Discover

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

John Billingsley

Professor West

Chin Han

Tenzin

Chang Tseng

Grandfather Sonam

Lisa Lu

Grandmother Sonam

Blu Mankuma

Harry Helmsley

George Segal

Tony Delgatto

Stephen McHattie

Captain Michaels

Patrick Bauchau

Roland Picard

Jimi Mistry

Dr. Satnam Tsurutani

Merrilyn Gann

German Chancellor

Henry O

Lama Rinpoche

Patrick Gilmore

Ark Communications Officer

Dean Marshall

Ark Communications Officer

Ron Selmour

Ark Boarding Officer

Viv Leacock

Ark Boarding Officer

Chris Boyd

Ark Boarding Officer

Donna Yamamoto

AF1 Science Officer

Doron Bell

AF1 Science Officer

David Orth

AF1 Lieutenant

Lyndall Grant

Governor

Jason Diablo

Ark Tech Officer

Ty Olsson

AF1 Officer

Zinaid Memišević

President Sergey Makarenko

Vincent Cheng

Chinese Colonel

Igor Morozov

Russian Interpreter

BJ Harrison

Woman Comforting Child

Karin Konoval

Sally - President's Secretary

Mary Gillis

Jackson's Neighbor

Rick Tae

Megaphone Officer

Parm Soor

Saudi Prince

Gerard Plunkett

Isaacs - MI6 Officer

Paul Tryl

Zultan

Andrei Kovski

Zultan's Trainer

Val Cole

News Reporter - Tikal

Eve Harlow

Cashier

Sean Tyson

Interrogating Officer

Leonard Tenisci

Italian Prime Minister

Michael Buffer

Boxing Announcer

Daren A. Herbert

Ship Waiter

Craig Stanghetta

Vegas Rescue Worker

Mateen Devji

Ajit - age 5

Qayam Devji

Ajit - age 9

Jody Thompson

CNN Anchor

Tanya Champoux

Mrs. Birnbaum

Kinua McWatt

Yoko Delgatto

Laara Sadiq

British Newscaster

Gillian Barber

Cruise Ship Lady

Candus Churchill

Cruise Ship Lady

Beverley Elliott

Cruise Ship Lady

Agam Darshi

Aparna

Raj Lal

Gurdeep

Pesi Daruwalla

Dr. Lokesh

Jacob Blair

AF1 Steward

Jay Williams

AF1 Steward

Scott E. Miller

Ark Naval Officer

Anna Mae Wills

Ark Naval Officer

Ryan Cook

Surfer

Betty Phillips

Elderly Driver

Georgina Hegedos

Elderly Driver

Luis Javier

Vegas Tow Truck Driver

Dean Redman

Vegas Fireman

Gordon Lai

Security Commander

Mark Docherty

Field Reporter - Tikal

Andrew Moxham

Policeman

Alexandra Castillo

Paris Reporter

Farouk A. Afify

Saudi Senior Security

Shaun Wilson

US Army Worker

Leo Chiang

Chinese Soldier

Elizabeth Richard

Queen Elizabeth

Kyle Riefsnyder

Cho Ming Platform Officer

George Trochta

American Ark Steward

John Mee

Angry Billionaire

Geoff Gustafson

Ark Bridge Crew

Alex Zahara

Ark Bridge Crew

Jason Griffith

Ark Bridge Crew

Jill Morrison

Ark Bridge Crew

Thomas Parkinson

Ark Bridge Crew

Leona Naidoo

Ark Bridge Crew

Chad Riley

Ark Bridge Crew

Simon Leung

Ark Bridge Crew

Quentin Guyon

Ark Bridge Crew

Nicole Rudell

Ark Bridge Crew

Kevin Haaland

Ark Bridge Crew

Leigh Burrows

US Army Worker

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

Doug Hardwick

Construction Coordinator

Jay Mitchell

Set Designer

Andrew Li

Assistant Art Director

Peter Stratford

Set Designer

Tex Kadonaga

Set Designer

Aaron Jordan

Sculptor

John Burke

Set Designer

David Clarke

Set Designer

Peter Bodnarus

Assistant Art Director

Doug Girling

Set Designer

Don MacAulay

Supervising Art Director

Wayne McLaughlin

Property Master

Andrew M. Siegel

Property Master

Joe Farrell

Concept Artist

Mykal Williams

Set Dresser

Jeff Julian

Conceptual Design

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

Doug Lavender

First Assistant Camera

Robert Petrin

Ultimate Arm Operator

Chris Owen Jones

First Assistant Camera

Tony Whiteside

Key Grip

Ian R. C. Levine

Second Assistant Camera

Don McCuaig

Second Unit Director of Photography

Peter Wilke

Steadicam Operator

Ian Seabrook

Underwater Director of Photography

Phil Pastuhov

Aerial Director of Photography

Stephen Maier

First Assistant Camera

Roger Wall

Second Assistant Camera

Anna Foerster

Aerial Director of Photography

Scott Cozens

Second Assistant Camera

Mélia Lagacé

Second Assistant Camera

Pete Romano

Underwater Director of Photography

Michael Guthrie

Best Boy Grip

Emmanuel de Fleury

First Assistant Camera

Chris Bedyk

Camera Operator

Tony Rivetti Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Andrew Capicik

Second Assistant Camera

Markus Mentzer

Second Assistant Camera

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

Anita Brabec

Makeup Artist

Leslie Graham

Makeup Artist

Lisa Taylor Roberts

Makeup Artist

Fay von Schroeder

Makeup Artist

Forest Sala

Assistant Hairstylist

Beth Boxall

Makeup Artist

Gitte Axen

Makeup Artist

Jayne Dancose

Makeup Artist

Amanda McGowan

Assistant Makeup Artist

Cara Doell

Hairstylist

Angela Bright

Costumer

Crew

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

Eric Galoob

Visual Effects Editor

Michael Buster

Dialect Coach

Balinder Johal

Dialect Coach

Howard Samuelsohn

Dialect Coach

Yaroslav Poverlo

Dialect Coach

Ashlea Earl

Stunts

Joe Bucaro III

Stunt Double

Rikki Gagne

Stunts

Patrick Tatopoulos

Special Effects

Jeff Sanca

Stunts

Corry Glass

Stunts

Chad Sayn

Stunts

Kacie Borrowman

Stunt Double

Hugh Meikle

Generator Operator

Parteek Singh

CG Supervisor

Kymber Lim

Digital Producer

John Haley

CG Supervisor

Lisa Spence

Digital Producer

Michael Grobe

CG Supervisor

Sebastian Leutner

Digital Producer

Joel Whist

Pyrotechnician

David Stephens

CG Supervisor

Steve Mihaylov

CG Supervisor

David Hodgins

Digital Effects Supervisor

Haarm-Pieter Duiker

CG Supervisor

Ivo Klaus

CG Supervisor

Kaz Kobielski

Pyrotechnician

Gavin Graham

CG Supervisor

Boris B. Schmidt

CG Supervisor

John Polyson

Visual Effects Editor

Anthony Reyna

Visual Effects Editor

Leanne Young

Visual Effects Editor

Mohsen Eletreby

Visual Effects Editor

Gary Minielly

Pyrotechnician

Roman Schmidt

CG Supervisor

Adam Watkins

CG Supervisor

Steve Miller

Visual Effects Editor

Annemarie Griggs

Digital Producer

Darren Poe

Digital Effects Supervisor

Derek Drouin

Visual Effects Editor

Tobias Pfeiffer

Visual Effects Editor

Danielle Plantec

CG Supervisor

Jan Heinze

Digital Producer

Jodi Stecyk

Stunts

Kylie Furneaux

Stunt Double

Brittney Banks

Utility Stunts

Suzi Stingl

Stunts

Roxanne Wong

Stunt Double

Kathy Hubble

Stunt Double

Laura Dash

Stunt Double

Celia Bond

Stunts

Krista Bell

Stunt Double

Maja Aro

Stunts

Ed Anders

Stunts

Brett Chan

Stunts

Mike Ching

Stunts

Raymond Chan

Utility Stunts

Alex Chiang

Stunts

Mark Chin

Stunts

Andrew Chin

Stunts

Jim Dunn

Stunt Double

Alex Daniels

Stunt Driver

Lani Gelera

Stunts

Dave Hospes

Stunts

Brad Loree

Stunts

Don Lew

Stunts

Gerald Paetz

Stunt Driver

Regan Moore

Stunts

Suzi Stingl

Stunt Double

Matt Reimer

Stunts

Rob Wilton

Stunts

John Ashker

Stunts

Jeffery Aro

Stunts

Dean Bailey

Stunts

Eddie Braun

Stunt Driver

Guy Bews

Stunts

Gavin Buhr

Stunt Double

Directing

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

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

Jean-François Dubé

Rigging Grip

Jonathan Bosse

Rigging Grip

Adam Bunz

Rigging Grip

Gavin Hill

Rigging Grip

Jarrod Tiffin

Rigging Gaffer

Rob Sperling

Rigging Grip

Dana Powers

Lighting Technician

Isaac Irvin

Lighting Artist

Sean Rivet

Lighting Artist

Sebastian Greese

Lighting Artist

Kevin Sears

Lighting Artist

Donna Lanasa

Lighting Artist

Peter Szewczyk

Lighting Artist

Julian Bosse

Rigging Grip

Production

Michael Wimer

Executive Producer

Larry Franco

Producer

Mark Gordon

Producer

Roland Emmerich

Executive Producer

Harald Kloser

Producer

Ute Emmerich

Executive Producer

Judy Lee

Casting

Volker Engel

Co-Producer

Marc Weigert

Co-Producer

Aaron Boyd

Co-Producer

Hans Dayal

Location Manager

Ann Goobie

Location Manager

Sara Brown

Extras Casting Assistant

Gina Garcia

Casting Assistant

Shaun Balbar

Extras Casting Assistant

Bill Dance

Extras Casting

Andrea Brown

Extras Casting

Graham Wickstrom

Casting Assistant

Scott David

Casting Associate

Alena Garetovskaya

Casting Director

William Doyle

Location Manager

Sound

Harald Kloser

Original Music Composer

Thomas Wander

Original Music Composer

Michael Keller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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

Michael J. Benavente

ADR Supervisor

Susan Dudeck

ADR Editor

Thom Brennan

Foley Editor

Larry Kemp

Dialogue Editor

Michele Perrone

ADR Editor

Renée Tondelli

ADR Supervisor

Robert Troy

Dialogue Editor

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Michael McGee

Production Sound Mixer

Angelo Palazzo

Sound Designer

Don Williams

Musician

Writing

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

Doug Hardwick

Construction Coordinator

Jay Mitchell

Set Designer

Andrew Li

Assistant Art Director

Peter Stratford

Set Designer

Tex Kadonaga

Set Designer

Aaron Jordan

Sculptor

John Burke

Set Designer

David Clarke

Set Designer

Peter Bodnarus

Assistant Art Director

Doug Girling

Set Designer

Don MacAulay

Supervising Art Director

Wayne McLaughlin

Property Master

Andrew M. Siegel

Property Master

Joe Farrell

Concept Artist

Mykal Williams

Set Dresser

Jeff Julian

Conceptual Design

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

Doug Lavender

First Assistant Camera

Robert Petrin

Ultimate Arm Operator

Chris Owen Jones

First Assistant Camera

Tony Whiteside

Key Grip

Ian R. C. Levine

Second Assistant Camera

Don McCuaig

Second Unit Director of Photography

Peter Wilke

Steadicam Operator

Ian Seabrook

Underwater Director of Photography

Phil Pastuhov

Aerial Director of Photography

Stephen Maier

First Assistant Camera

Roger Wall

Second Assistant Camera

Anna Foerster

Aerial Director of Photography

Scott Cozens

Second Assistant Camera

Mélia Lagacé

Second Assistant Camera

Pete Romano

Underwater Director of Photography

Michael Guthrie

Best Boy Grip

Emmanuel de Fleury

First Assistant Camera

Chris Bedyk

Camera Operator

Tony Rivetti Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Andrew Capicik

Second Assistant Camera

Markus Mentzer

Second Assistant Camera

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

Anita Brabec

Makeup Artist

Leslie Graham

Makeup Artist

Lisa Taylor Roberts

Makeup Artist

Fay von Schroeder

Makeup Artist

Forest Sala

Assistant Hairstylist

Beth Boxall

Makeup Artist

Gitte Axen

Makeup Artist

Jayne Dancose

Makeup Artist

Amanda McGowan

Assistant Makeup Artist

Cara Doell

Hairstylist

Angela Bright

Costumer

Crew

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

Eric Galoob

Visual Effects Editor

Michael Buster

Dialect Coach

Balinder Johal

Dialect Coach

Howard Samuelsohn

Dialect Coach

Yaroslav Poverlo

Dialect Coach

Ashlea Earl

Stunts

Joe Bucaro III

Stunt Double

Rikki Gagne

Stunts

Patrick Tatopoulos

Special Effects

Jeff Sanca

Stunts

Corry Glass

Stunts

Chad Sayn

Stunts

Kacie Borrowman

Stunt Double

Hugh Meikle

Generator Operator

Parteek Singh

CG Supervisor

Kymber Lim

Digital Producer

John Haley

CG Supervisor

Lisa Spence

Digital Producer

Michael Grobe

CG Supervisor

Sebastian Leutner

Digital Producer

Joel Whist

Pyrotechnician

David Stephens

CG Supervisor

Steve Mihaylov

CG Supervisor

David Hodgins

Digital Effects Supervisor

Haarm-Pieter Duiker

CG Supervisor

Ivo Klaus

CG Supervisor

Kaz Kobielski

Pyrotechnician

Gavin Graham

CG Supervisor

Boris B. Schmidt

CG Supervisor

John Polyson

Visual Effects Editor

Anthony Reyna

Visual Effects Editor

Leanne Young

Visual Effects Editor

Mohsen Eletreby

Visual Effects Editor

Gary Minielly

Pyrotechnician

Roman Schmidt

CG Supervisor

Adam Watkins

CG Supervisor

Steve Miller

Visual Effects Editor

Annemarie Griggs

Digital Producer

Darren Poe

Digital Effects Supervisor

Derek Drouin

Visual Effects Editor

Tobias Pfeiffer

Visual Effects Editor

Danielle Plantec

CG Supervisor

Jan Heinze

Digital Producer

Jodi Stecyk

Stunts

Kylie Furneaux

Stunt Double

Brittney Banks

Utility Stunts

Suzi Stingl

Stunts

Roxanne Wong

Stunt Double

Kathy Hubble

Stunt Double

Laura Dash

Stunt Double

Celia Bond

Stunts

Krista Bell

Stunt Double

Maja Aro

Stunts

Ed Anders

Stunts

Brett Chan

Stunts

Mike Ching

Stunts

Raymond Chan

Utility Stunts

Alex Chiang

Stunts

Mark Chin

Stunts

Andrew Chin

Stunts

Jim Dunn

Stunt Double

Alex Daniels

Stunt Driver

Lani Gelera

Stunts

Dave Hospes

Stunts

Brad Loree

Stunts

Don Lew

Stunts

Gerald Paetz

Stunt Driver

Regan Moore

Stunts

Suzi Stingl

Stunt Double

Matt Reimer

Stunts

Rob Wilton

Stunts

John Ashker

Stunts

Jeffery Aro

Stunts

Dean Bailey

Stunts

Eddie Braun

Stunt Driver

Guy Bews

Stunts

Gavin Buhr

Stunt Double

Directing

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

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

Jean-François Dubé

Rigging Grip

Jonathan Bosse

Rigging Grip

Adam Bunz

Rigging Grip

Gavin Hill

Rigging Grip

Jarrod Tiffin

Rigging Gaffer

Rob Sperling

Rigging Grip

Dana Powers

Lighting Technician

Isaac Irvin

Lighting Artist

Sean Rivet

Lighting Artist

Sebastian Greese

Lighting Artist

Kevin Sears

Lighting Artist

Donna Lanasa

Lighting Artist

Peter Szewczyk

Lighting Artist

Julian Bosse

Rigging Grip

Production

Michael Wimer

Executive Producer

Larry Franco

Producer

Mark Gordon

Producer

Roland Emmerich

Executive Producer

Harald Kloser

Producer

Ute Emmerich

Executive Producer

Judy Lee

Casting

Volker Engel

Co-Producer

Marc Weigert

Co-Producer

Aaron Boyd

Co-Producer

Hans Dayal

Location Manager

Ann Goobie

Location Manager

Sara Brown

Extras Casting Assistant

Gina Garcia

Casting Assistant

Shaun Balbar

Extras Casting Assistant

Bill Dance

Extras Casting

Andrea Brown

Extras Casting

Graham Wickstrom

Casting Assistant

Scott David

Casting Associate

Alena Garetovskaya

Casting Director

William Doyle

Location Manager

Sound

Harald Kloser

Original Music Composer

Thomas Wander

Original Music Composer

Michael Keller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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

Michael J. Benavente

ADR Supervisor

Susan Dudeck

ADR Editor

Thom Brennan

Foley Editor

Larry Kemp

Dialogue Editor

Michele Perrone

ADR Editor

Renée Tondelli

ADR Supervisor

Robert Troy

Dialogue Editor

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Michael McGee

Production Sound Mixer

Angelo Palazzo

Sound Designer

Don Williams

Musician

Writing