2012: Supernova

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2012: Supernova
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Directed byAnthony Fankhauser
Written byAnthony Fankhauser
John Macy
John Willis III
Produced by Paul Bales
Stephen Fiske
David Michael Latt
David Rimawi
Starring Brian Krause
Heather McComb
Najarra Townsend
CinematographyMark Atkins
Edited byDanny Maldonado
Music byChris Ridenhour
Distributed by The Asylum
Release date
  • October 27, 2009 (2009-10-27)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

Contents

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. The movie begins in the year 2010 where a NASA scientist detects a massive asteroid coming towards Earth that will crash into the Pacific Ocean and cause the tectonic plates to shift and possibly cause every continent on Earth to sink. In order to prevent this the scientist John Cleves decides to ask his wife Sharon bates for help, she tells him that the only way to prevent this is to shield the United States with enough electricity. In the end every continent and country on Earth sinks. Only the USA survives surrounded completely by ocean.

Cast

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 .

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.