2012: Supernova

2012: Supernova
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;
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. 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

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

References

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

[radiotimes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "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.

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