2012: Supernova

This article is about the 2009 direct-to-video film. For the 2000 film, see Supernova (2000 film). For the 2005 made-for-television film, see Supernova (2005 film). For the 2020 romantic drama, see Supernova (2020 film). For other uses, see 2012 (disambiguation).

2012: Supernova
Directed by	Anthony Fankhauser
Written by	Anthony Fankhauser John Macy John Willis III
Produced by	Paul Bales Stephen Fiske David Michael Latt David Rimawi
Starring	Brian Krause Heather McComb Najarra Townsend
Cinematography	Mark Atkins
Edited by	Danny Maldonado
Music by	Chris Ridenhour
Distributed by	The Asylum
Release date	October 27, 2009 (2009-10-27)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200,000

2012: Supernova is a 2009 direct-to-video science fiction disaster film directed by Anthony Fankhauser and starring Brian Krause, Heather McComb, and Najarra Townsend. It was distributed by The Asylum. As with the previous film, titled 2012: Doomsday , 2012: Supernova is a mockbuster of the Roland Emmerich film 2012 , which was released a month later. It is the second film in the Asylum's 2012 trilogy though the films have nothing to do with one another. The third film is titled 2012: Ice Age which was released in 2011.

Premise

When a star gone supernova threatens to destroy Earth, an astrophysicist puts together a dangerous and desperate plan to shield Earth from the destructive burst of radiation heading toward it.

Cast

• Brian Krause as Kelvin ^[1]
• Heather McComb as Laura ^[1]
• Najarra Townsend as Tina ^[1]
• Allura Lee as Dr. Kwang Ke ^[1]
• Alan Poe as Dzerzhinsky ^[1]
• Londale Theus as Captain Henreaux ^[1]
• Stephen Schneider as Captain James Moto ^[1]
• Rob Ullett as NASA Official
• Dana Tomasko as NASA Technician
• Rick L. Dean as NASA Technician
• Pete Angelikus as NASA Technician
• William Joseph Hutchins as NASA Technician
• Doug Newman as NASA Technician
• Jeff Crabtree as NASA Technician
• Maus Jackson as NASA Technician
• J. Dedman as USAF Agent
• Henrik Ej Hermiz as USAF Agent
• Malcom Scott as The President
• Brittian D. Soderberg as NASA Soldier
• Andrew Fetty as NASA Soldier
• Bryan Dodds as NASA Soldier
• Dorothy Drury as Agent Dunne
• Stafford Mills as Farmer Brown
• Kevin Ashworth as Carter
• Stephen Blackehart as Agent Greene
• Matthew Farhat as Lieutenant Shalah
• Melissa Osborne as Eden

Reception

HorrorNews.net reviewed the film, writing that "Frankhauser's depiction of what will happen in 2012 is action packed, but lacks in character development and believability impedes the likability of the movie to a certain extent". ^[2]

Sequel

Another sequel was released the following year entitled 2012: Ice Age and borrowing elements from another of Roland Emmerich's films, The Day After Tomorrow .

External links

• 2012supernova.com
• Official website
• 2012: Supernova at IMDb

References

1. "2012: Supernova – review". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. Rose, Joanna (2011-07-13). "Film Review: 2012 Supernova (2009)". HorrorNews.net. Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2020-12-22.