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Director:Steve Pink (Accepted)
Cast:John Cusack, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, Chevy Chase Release
Date:February 26, 2010
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17 11 2009
John Cusack attends the '2012' Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on November 17, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
John Cusack attends the '2012' Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on November 17, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Actors John Cusack, Liam James, Amanda Peet and Morgan Lily attends the '2012' Japan
Premiere at Roppongi Hills on November 17, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
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14 11 2009
Amanda Peet & John Cusack Face the Apocalypse
Fri, 13 November 2009Amanda Peet & John Cusack Face the Apocalypse
John Cusack, Amanda Peet and co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor hit the red carpet at the Berlin premiere of 2012 on November 9 (Monday).
The 43-year-old actor stars as a failed novelist who’s split up with his wife and has to pull his family back together to save them from the apocalypse.
John told the AP he likes the aspect of forgetting human divisions and banding together to solve problems. “Cutting through all the kind of petty divisions. No more China, Russia, United States. Jew, Palestinian, Christian, Muslim,” he said. “It’s just people.”
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11 11 2009
John Cusack's Best Movies
Total Recall: John Cusack's Best Movies
We count down the best-reviewed work of the 2012 star.
by Jeff Giles November 10, 2009
For much of the 1980s, John Cusack was one of Hollywood's most dependable go-to guys for affable leads in teen romantic comedies -- typecasting that led to some great films (Better Off Dead, Say Anything...) as well as some rather forgettable efforts (Hot Pursuit, One Crazy Summer). But beneath that guy-next-door exterior lurked the heart of a thespian, and over the last 20 years, Cusack has assembled one of the more eclectic filmographies in the biz, starring in action flicks (Con Air), quirky dramas (Being John Malkovich), and even dabbling in horror (1408). With his starring turn in Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget disaster epic, 2012, arriving in theaters this weekend, could there be a better time to give Mr. Cusack's collected works the Total Recall treatment?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2012/news/1854575/total_recall_john_cusacks_best_movies
We count down the best-reviewed work of the 2012 star.
by Jeff Giles November 10, 2009
For much of the 1980s, John Cusack was one of Hollywood's most dependable go-to guys for affable leads in teen romantic comedies -- typecasting that led to some great films (Better Off Dead, Say Anything...) as well as some rather forgettable efforts (Hot Pursuit, One Crazy Summer). But beneath that guy-next-door exterior lurked the heart of a thespian, and over the last 20 years, Cusack has assembled one of the more eclectic filmographies in the biz, starring in action flicks (Con Air), quirky dramas (Being John Malkovich), and even dabbling in horror (1408). With his starring turn in Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget disaster epic, 2012, arriving in theaters this weekend, could there be a better time to give Mr. Cusack's collected works the Total Recall treatment?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2012/news/1854575/total_recall_john_cusacks_best_movies
09 11 2009
John Cusack 2012 Interview
John Cusack 2012 Interview with Rebecca Murray
John Cusack stars in the action epic '2012' from writer/director Roland Emmerich and Columbia Pictures. After traveling the globe promoting the film, Cusack was still up for chatting about the action-packed movie at the premiere in downtown LA.
(Actor John Cusack attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA LIVE on November 3, 2009 in Los Angeles, California)
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John Cusack: The Movieline Interview
Written by S.T. VanAirsdale 09 Nov 2009
When you think “Roland Emmerich disaster-film leading man,” the image of John Cusack probably isn’t the one that leaps straight to mind. But that’s who Emmerich specifically sought for this week’s epic 2012, which, for all of its floods, volcanoes and California-collapsing temblors, is something of a classically Cusackian tale of underdog romance and wry grace under pressure. The actor plays Jackson Curtis, a failed writer, husband and father who accidentally encounters word of a world-ending series of natural disasters. Jackson manages to land squarely in the middle of all of them with his estranged family, resulting in the slow correction of perhaps 2012’s biggest disaster — himself.
Cusack spoke to Movieline last week about his unlikely-ish collaboration with Hollywood’s modern cataclysm kingpin, the public’s love of disaster, and his own favorite classics of the genre.
What was your initial response to this script?They offered it to me, and, well, I read it and really liked it, so there you go.
Was there ever a moment when you said, “Wow, I can’t believe Roland’s actually going to do this — I’ve got to be a part of it”?You always try to envision yourself in a role, but at first I just thought, “How can he film that?” That’s a pretty good thing when you’re reading a script. You feel like, “I can kind of barely imagine this, but I don’t know how anyone could shoot it.” Whether it was the water coming over the Himalayas, or he’d have things like, “And Rome fell.” Or, “California falls into the ocean.”
Period?Yeah! So you’re thinking, “What would that look like?” As far as epic, crazy, world-changing action, it was kind of a wild read.
"This one Roland played more like a melodrama. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. He was playing it sincerely."
This film has an unusual light-to-dark-and-back again tone for a Roland Emmerich movie. What do you think his approaching you says about the dynamics he had in mind?I remember Independence Day kind of winking at the camera a lot more — not kitschy, but jokey. Like it was really played for laughs a lot. This one Roland played more like a melodrama. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. He was playing it sincerely. But that was all in the tone of the script.
How did you two develop the right tone together, especially with everything happening around Jackson’s family?We talked about it for sure. How do we keep the tension, but not get so serious that we lose [people]. It’s still entertainment, obviously. It’s not really a chronicle of horrible world disasters. Otherwise there’d be no entertainment at all. So you’ve got a thrill-ride roller coaster, but we just talked about ways to keep the tension real.
How is Roland as a director of actors?Great. He’s got a great reputation with actors, and deservedly so. Some tough customers have given him rave reviews, and I would join in. He’s very, very collaborative, and he really listens to actors. He follows them, and if they want to go somewhere instinctively, he’ll go with you. And he’s a gentleman and an honest guy. I’d work with him again in a second.
Why do think audiences are entertained by these kinds of cataclysmic disaster epics? Billions of people are dying!I think probably because they give voice to everybody’s collective fears, for sure. Movies about these myths — or stories about the apocalypse — imagine a time when there’s a kind of an event that makes everything equal and all people equal and wipes out all of the divisions between people — and the illusions of all those divisions. There are still rich and poor until the very end, but there’s no Chinese and Americans and Russians and Christians and Jews and Muslims. Everybody’s in the same boat, and all the countries are in the same boat. I think people really want a world like that, and it takes something cataclysmic to imagine how it could ever happen.
Those kinds of elements are a big part of it. In the religious tradition, at least, there’s utopia after the apocalypse. There’s heaven. I think we play out these apocalyptic things all the time. You see it in government; there are purges. It always takes some horrible manifestation of that drama, but when horrible things happen, you can generally see the best in people. Or you hope that’s what will happen.
That definitely is a constant theme in the disaster genre. Did you have favorites that influenced you or excited you for this film?Yeah, I mean, I loved The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure… all those films from the ’70s. I was always a big fan. And I like the post-apocalyptic movies, too — the really obscure ones, like A Boy and His Dog. And that one was sort of a precursor to Mad Max and The Road Warrior; I’m sure it influenced George Miller. And even the metaphysical mindbenders, stuff like The Exorcist. Really, those are all dealing with the end — an apocalypse of some sort.
http://www.movieline.com/2009/11/john-cusack-the-movieline-interview.php
John Cusack stars in the action epic '2012' from writer/director Roland Emmerich and Columbia Pictures. After traveling the globe promoting the film, Cusack was still up for chatting about the action-packed movie at the premiere in downtown LA.
(Actor John Cusack attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA LIVE on November 3, 2009 in Los Angeles, California)
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John Cusack: The Movieline Interview
Written by S.T. VanAirsdale 09 Nov 2009
When you think “Roland Emmerich disaster-film leading man,” the image of John Cusack probably isn’t the one that leaps straight to mind. But that’s who Emmerich specifically sought for this week’s epic 2012, which, for all of its floods, volcanoes and California-collapsing temblors, is something of a classically Cusackian tale of underdog romance and wry grace under pressure. The actor plays Jackson Curtis, a failed writer, husband and father who accidentally encounters word of a world-ending series of natural disasters. Jackson manages to land squarely in the middle of all of them with his estranged family, resulting in the slow correction of perhaps 2012’s biggest disaster — himself.
Cusack spoke to Movieline last week about his unlikely-ish collaboration with Hollywood’s modern cataclysm kingpin, the public’s love of disaster, and his own favorite classics of the genre.
What was your initial response to this script?They offered it to me, and, well, I read it and really liked it, so there you go.
Was there ever a moment when you said, “Wow, I can’t believe Roland’s actually going to do this — I’ve got to be a part of it”?You always try to envision yourself in a role, but at first I just thought, “How can he film that?” That’s a pretty good thing when you’re reading a script. You feel like, “I can kind of barely imagine this, but I don’t know how anyone could shoot it.” Whether it was the water coming over the Himalayas, or he’d have things like, “And Rome fell.” Or, “California falls into the ocean.”
Period?Yeah! So you’re thinking, “What would that look like?” As far as epic, crazy, world-changing action, it was kind of a wild read.
"This one Roland played more like a melodrama. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. He was playing it sincerely."
This film has an unusual light-to-dark-and-back again tone for a Roland Emmerich movie. What do you think his approaching you says about the dynamics he had in mind?I remember Independence Day kind of winking at the camera a lot more — not kitschy, but jokey. Like it was really played for laughs a lot. This one Roland played more like a melodrama. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. He was playing it sincerely. But that was all in the tone of the script.
How did you two develop the right tone together, especially with everything happening around Jackson’s family?We talked about it for sure. How do we keep the tension, but not get so serious that we lose [people]. It’s still entertainment, obviously. It’s not really a chronicle of horrible world disasters. Otherwise there’d be no entertainment at all. So you’ve got a thrill-ride roller coaster, but we just talked about ways to keep the tension real.
How is Roland as a director of actors?Great. He’s got a great reputation with actors, and deservedly so. Some tough customers have given him rave reviews, and I would join in. He’s very, very collaborative, and he really listens to actors. He follows them, and if they want to go somewhere instinctively, he’ll go with you. And he’s a gentleman and an honest guy. I’d work with him again in a second.
Why do think audiences are entertained by these kinds of cataclysmic disaster epics? Billions of people are dying!I think probably because they give voice to everybody’s collective fears, for sure. Movies about these myths — or stories about the apocalypse — imagine a time when there’s a kind of an event that makes everything equal and all people equal and wipes out all of the divisions between people — and the illusions of all those divisions. There are still rich and poor until the very end, but there’s no Chinese and Americans and Russians and Christians and Jews and Muslims. Everybody’s in the same boat, and all the countries are in the same boat. I think people really want a world like that, and it takes something cataclysmic to imagine how it could ever happen.
Those kinds of elements are a big part of it. In the religious tradition, at least, there’s utopia after the apocalypse. There’s heaven. I think we play out these apocalyptic things all the time. You see it in government; there are purges. It always takes some horrible manifestation of that drama, but when horrible things happen, you can generally see the best in people. Or you hope that’s what will happen.
That definitely is a constant theme in the disaster genre. Did you have favorites that influenced you or excited you for this film?Yeah, I mean, I loved The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure… all those films from the ’70s. I was always a big fan. And I like the post-apocalyptic movies, too — the really obscure ones, like A Boy and His Dog. And that one was sort of a precursor to Mad Max and The Road Warrior; I’m sure it influenced George Miller. And even the metaphysical mindbenders, stuff like The Exorcist. Really, those are all dealing with the end — an apocalypse of some sort.
http://www.movieline.com/2009/11/john-cusack-the-movieline-interview.php
Germany Premiere of "2012"
John Cusack attends the '2012' Germany premiere on November 08, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
Actress Amanda Peet and actor John Cusack attend the '2012' Germany premiere on November 08, 2009 in Berlin, Germany
Actress Amanda Peet, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, director Roland Emmerich and actor John Cusack attend the '2012' Germany premiere on November 08, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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08 11 2009
John Cusack on "Wetten dass...? Show" in Germany
Producer and director Roland Emmerich (L) and actor John Cusack (R) attend the 'Wetten dass...?' show at the Volkswagenhalle on November 7, 2009 in Braunschweig, Germany.
06 11 2009
John Cusack says Hollywood is obsessed with everything
John Cusack: 'Hollywood Is Obsessed With Everything'
Posted Wednesday 04 November 03:44 PM By: Jenna Busch
PopEater was able to catch John Cusack as he walked the red carpet at the '2012' premiere last night in downtown Los Angeles. Cusack plays Jackson Curtis, a novelist/limo driver who must save his family from the end of the world. He told us whether or not he believes in the 2012 prophecy, whether or not he got injured during filming and how he's taking a hint from the "green set" and reducing his carbon footprint.
So when did you first hear about the prophecy? "Oh, I heard about it a bunch of times."And do you believe it?"Uh, I think it's more like a shift in consciousness."Why do you think Hollywood is so obsessed with disaster movies?"Hollywood is obsessed with everything! It was a really fun movie to make. Sometimes, physically it gets a little hard."Was there a lot of training involved?"Sometimes when you're doing some of the physical things, you know, on a hundred day shoot, you have to take care of your hamstrings and stuff."Did you get injured during filming?"I got injured sometimes. You can't keep your body warm for twelve hours a day."We recently learned that this film set was actively trying to be carbon neutral and completely green. "Yeah!"Is there anything you do in your personal life to keep down the carbon emissions?"I do some stuff around the house. I haven't been able to...get off the grid yet. I recycle and I try to conserve energy at home and stuff. But I'm still only about 30-40 percent."
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Posted Wednesday 04 November 03:44 PM By: Jenna Busch
PopEater was able to catch John Cusack as he walked the red carpet at the '2012' premiere last night in downtown Los Angeles. Cusack plays Jackson Curtis, a novelist/limo driver who must save his family from the end of the world. He told us whether or not he believes in the 2012 prophecy, whether or not he got injured during filming and how he's taking a hint from the "green set" and reducing his carbon footprint.
So when did you first hear about the prophecy? "Oh, I heard about it a bunch of times."And do you believe it?"Uh, I think it's more like a shift in consciousness."Why do you think Hollywood is so obsessed with disaster movies?"Hollywood is obsessed with everything! It was a really fun movie to make. Sometimes, physically it gets a little hard."Was there a lot of training involved?"Sometimes when you're doing some of the physical things, you know, on a hundred day shoot, you have to take care of your hamstrings and stuff."Did you get injured during filming?"I got injured sometimes. You can't keep your body warm for twelve hours a day."We recently learned that this film set was actively trying to be carbon neutral and completely green. "Yeah!"Is there anything you do in your personal life to keep down the carbon emissions?"I do some stuff around the house. I haven't been able to...get off the grid yet. I recycle and I try to conserve energy at home and stuff. But I'm still only about 30-40 percent."
http://www.popeater.com/2009/11/04/john-cusack-hollywood-is-obsessed-with-everything/
05 11 2009
John Cusack is spotted out and about in Manhattan. November 5, 2009
John Cusack is spotted out and about in Manhattan.
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Cusack happy fans still love 'Anything'
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. film star John Cusack says he is happy people still love his classic teen romance "Say Anything" two decades after he made it.
A 20th anniversary edition DVD version of the movie, co-starring Ione Skye, Lili Taylor, Jeremy Piven and Joan Cusack, was released this week.
"I have great fondness for it," Cusack told UPI in New York Thursday. "It was a great collaboration with (writer-director) Cameron Crowe and I was really proud of the movie, so it's really nice that people are still remembering it this many years later. I'm always kind of delighted that people still like it."
Told there were groups of guys marauding around Manhattan this week dressed as his character Lloyd Dobler -- complete with his trademark trench coat and boom box -- to celebrate the release of the "Say Anything" DVD, Cusack cringed and quipped, "I thought that was just on Halloween, no?"
The actor will be seen next week playing a nice-guy novelist trying to save his family during a global catastrophe in "2012."
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2009/11/05/Cusack-happy-fans-still-love-Anything/UPI-47291257456769/
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Cusack excited about Emmerich's '2012'
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. actor John Cusack says his upcoming role in director Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic epic "2012" should be a good career boost.The 42-year-old actor, who is coming off the straight-to-DVD movie "War, Inc.," said the new action film will mark his first big budget production since 1997's "Con Air," The Times of London reported Saturday."The rationale is it's good to be in a big hit movie!" Cusack said of the Emmerich film. "Good for your career, and it's nice to be wanted."Cusack did suggest it was difficult at times to adapt to the big-budget planning associated with the Hollywood production."It's one of those scripts where they have one line: 'Rome burns.' An entire city! I was like: 'How would you show that?' But Roland says: 'Oh yeah, it'll be great,'" Cusack said.The actor also offered his take to The Times on new U.S. President Barack Obama."I sure wouldn't want to swap places with him, but he seems to be doing a reasonable, thoughtful job so far," the "Say Anything" star said.http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/03/28/Cusack-excited-about-Emmerichs-2012/UPI-13541238259285/
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Cusack set for 'Hot Tub' comedy
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. actor John Cusack is set to star in and produce the big-screen comedy, "Hot Tub Time Machine," The Hollywood Reporter said.
Comedian Rob Corddry is co-starring in the movie, which is to be directed by Steve Pink in Vancouver, British Columbia, starting in April.
The movie is about a group of longtime friends who miss the good old days and end up being transported back to 1987 by a hot tub that turns out to be a time machine, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.
Cusack's film credits include "Say Anything," "Grosse Pointe Blank," "Con Air," "High Fidelity" and "America's Sweethearts."
Corddry has appeared in the films "W." and "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/02/23/Cusack-set-for-Hot-Tub-comedy/UPI-29271235437364/
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Alleged stalker admits calling Cusack
LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) -- A woman who allegedly stalked John Cusack has admitted in a Los Angeles court she attempted to contact the actor while incarcerated.
Emily Leatherman, 33, admitted calling the "Identity" star while being held by authorities pending a Friday court hearing, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Ann Ambrose had accused Leatherman of making the phone calls, a violation of a restraining order issued against her.
The accusation and ensuing confession came during a hearing to see if Leatherman is mentally fit to stand trial for related stalking charges.
As a result of the confession by Leatherman, who is acting as her own attorney, Ambrose said she would attempt to revoke the defendant's phone privileges if she violates the order again.
The Times said the presiding judge in the case postponed a ruling on Leatherman's mental state until a later date.
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/07/12/Alleged-stalker-admits-calling-Cusack/UPI-66751215879010/
A 20th anniversary edition DVD version of the movie, co-starring Ione Skye, Lili Taylor, Jeremy Piven and Joan Cusack, was released this week.
"I have great fondness for it," Cusack told UPI in New York Thursday. "It was a great collaboration with (writer-director) Cameron Crowe and I was really proud of the movie, so it's really nice that people are still remembering it this many years later. I'm always kind of delighted that people still like it."
Told there were groups of guys marauding around Manhattan this week dressed as his character Lloyd Dobler -- complete with his trademark trench coat and boom box -- to celebrate the release of the "Say Anything" DVD, Cusack cringed and quipped, "I thought that was just on Halloween, no?"
The actor will be seen next week playing a nice-guy novelist trying to save his family during a global catastrophe in "2012."
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2009/11/05/Cusack-happy-fans-still-love-Anything/UPI-47291257456769/
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Cusack excited about Emmerich's '2012'
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. actor John Cusack says his upcoming role in director Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic epic "2012" should be a good career boost.The 42-year-old actor, who is coming off the straight-to-DVD movie "War, Inc.," said the new action film will mark his first big budget production since 1997's "Con Air," The Times of London reported Saturday."The rationale is it's good to be in a big hit movie!" Cusack said of the Emmerich film. "Good for your career, and it's nice to be wanted."Cusack did suggest it was difficult at times to adapt to the big-budget planning associated with the Hollywood production."It's one of those scripts where they have one line: 'Rome burns.' An entire city! I was like: 'How would you show that?' But Roland says: 'Oh yeah, it'll be great,'" Cusack said.The actor also offered his take to The Times on new U.S. President Barack Obama."I sure wouldn't want to swap places with him, but he seems to be doing a reasonable, thoughtful job so far," the "Say Anything" star said.http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/03/28/Cusack-excited-about-Emmerichs-2012/UPI-13541238259285/
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Cusack set for 'Hot Tub' comedy
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. actor John Cusack is set to star in and produce the big-screen comedy, "Hot Tub Time Machine," The Hollywood Reporter said.
Comedian Rob Corddry is co-starring in the movie, which is to be directed by Steve Pink in Vancouver, British Columbia, starting in April.
The movie is about a group of longtime friends who miss the good old days and end up being transported back to 1987 by a hot tub that turns out to be a time machine, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.
Cusack's film credits include "Say Anything," "Grosse Pointe Blank," "Con Air," "High Fidelity" and "America's Sweethearts."
Corddry has appeared in the films "W." and "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/02/23/Cusack-set-for-Hot-Tub-comedy/UPI-29271235437364/
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Alleged stalker admits calling Cusack
LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) -- A woman who allegedly stalked John Cusack has admitted in a Los Angeles court she attempted to contact the actor while incarcerated.
Emily Leatherman, 33, admitted calling the "Identity" star while being held by authorities pending a Friday court hearing, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Ann Ambrose had accused Leatherman of making the phone calls, a violation of a restraining order issued against her.
The accusation and ensuing confession came during a hearing to see if Leatherman is mentally fit to stand trial for related stalking charges.
As a result of the confession by Leatherman, who is acting as her own attorney, Ambrose said she would attempt to revoke the defendant's phone privileges if she violates the order again.
The Times said the presiding judge in the case postponed a ruling on Leatherman's mental state until a later date.
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/07/12/Alleged-stalker-admits-calling-Cusack/UPI-66751215879010/
John Cusack, at world’s end
John Cusack, at world’s end
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 17:01
The acclaimed actor gets back into blockbuster mode for the end-times spectacle 2012, and dwells on the frightening Mayan Prophecies people are obsessing about.
John Cusack (Con Air, High Fidelity, 1408) stars in Columbia Pictures’ new disaster epic 2012 as Jackson Curtis, a civilian who stumbles into the news that the world as we know it is coming to an end. v Jackson, however, is not a picture-perfect family man.
A failed author, Jackson works as a limousine driver by day, as he watches his children bond with his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. “He tried to keep his life together,” Cusack explains. But it was something else about the script that lured the actor in. “It’s kind of an unusual, funny script. I don’t know if I thought the end of the world could be fun, but this movie has a gallows humor to it that I found pretty interesting.”
Do you think people are going to get paranoid about seeing a film about the end of the world?
I don’t know, maybe. I think a lot of people are already kind of obsessed with the Mayan Prophecies. There’s a real fascination for that kind of thing. I know when I first read about Nostradamus it hooked me. Who doesn’t want to read that—it’s endlessly fascinating, right? It just trips you out. It’s great. No matter if you want to believe it or you think it’s all crackpot stuff, I think it’s undeniably compelling. Or if you even read prophecies, like The Book of Revelations, just the imagery and the poetry of it is so intense. And if you’re raised a Catholic, too, you’re raised with that in your consciousness, too.
You don’t make a lot of these huge movies. Why did you choose this one?
It sort of chose me, I was just at home doing my thing and I get a call saying Roland (Emmerich, the director and cowriter) wants you to do this movie. I met him, and it was a big movie for Sony Pictures and I read the script and it was actually very well-written and surprising in lots of ways. It wasn’t like a genre disaster movie, it was very different to what I expected, and so it was a kind of easy choice for me.
Has working on 2012 changed your mind about working on other big, blockbuster films?
Yeah...well, it didn’t change my mind about it as much as if you can work on a movie that’s like this, which is kind of an A movie all the way around, then great. Roland casts actors to do this stuff, whereas usually actors who do more of the action genre would get in other studio films like this. Roland casts actors that he likes, and what was remarkable about the script was that there are all these very human stories. Like, page after page, these things would happen and it would then say, “and Rome fell....” Page after page, these amazing things would happen and you would think, “I have no idea how he would even approach shooting that.” As a filmmaker, I just go, “Well, how do you shoot that? Where do you put the camera, how does one do that?” There were things that I’ve never seen even attempted on film—the scale of it was incredible. And I did think, “Well, will you have time for the acting?” And he most certainly did. A lot of attention was paid to that all the way through the shoot. Actually the script was all about these very simple, family things, and Roland was very focused on telling that story with all of this other, amazing stuff happening as well.
So it’s still about the story as much as the effects?
Yes, very much so. It was amazing. So he would do all this big stuff and then he would totally focus on every character. I’ve done other films where (the acting) is an absolute afterthought. But I think that has to do with Roland being at that place in his life where he’s earned the right to work in a way that is optimum for him and for actors. And it was extraordinary to see—he has all this stuff in his brain and he is somehow able to put that up on the screen, and that alone would be enough to drive most people insane. (Laughs) But he does that and has time for the actors and that’s very unique, I think.
One of the moral dilemmas in the film is whether the public should be told about the impending disaster. What’s your view?
I was always geared toward telling the truth. But yeah, I think they should. Shouldn’t people have the right to know and to be able to do what they want with their last remaining days? I think that would be right.
So are you still planning a holiday for 2013, or are you a little concerned that the Mayan Prophecies might be true?
(Laughs) No, I don’t think the world will end. I think maybe it will just be a change in consciousness in 2012. I think there will be a big shift in consciousness. That’s probably what I think will happen. Either that or it really will be the end. (Laughs) I obviously hope it’s not.
If you had to save a favorite band, who would it be?
That’s a really good question. I’d say Bob Dylan. I’d ask Bob Dylan on the boat. He would get to come on the spaceship.
If you knew that you were going to die, and somebody is going to be saved, what would be the best advice you could give that person?
Bring some sunblock? I don’t know. (Laughs) Eat sensible foods in the new world, diet and exercise.
And what things wouldn’t you be too sorry about seeing destroyed?
I would destroy a lot of the news organizations—I would blow them up! (Laughs) I think Reality TV, although I haven’t watched much of it, but what I’ve watched of it, I think I’d blow that up. A few of the studios (laughs)—but not Sony. Independent Spirit Award Shows, award shows, I’d blow up award shows....
Even if you won an Oscar?
Yeah. Blow it up! (Laughs) Yeah. Absolutely. That’s a good question. That’s got me really going. Yeah, I think CNN, whenever any celebrity dies, I’d just blow them up and just have them rebuild the network, so you can’t have like the Michael Jackson death channel on for three weeks (laughs) while there’s like two wars going on. (Laughs) Fox news would go, too—that goes without saying.
There must have been quite a lot of physical challenges on this shoot.
It was really kind of a nice shoot, there were such great professionals and so amazing to work with, and so it was really nice for me. Doing all the underwater stuff was pretty intense, and then some of the physical stuff was, too. There were a couple of times, like when they have you on a conveyor belt—one of those runner things when your character is running away from some impending disaster—and you’ve done it a couple of times and then you’d have to say, “You understand that we can do this like, four, five, six times more and that’s fine. But if we have to do this 15 more times I’m going to pull a hamstring and I won’t be able to walk tomorrow. So you do understand that will be your choice?” (Laughs)
So when you do an action movie, you have to like let everyone know what’s about to happen. Say, jump over that fence and tumble—I’ll do it like 10 times. And if I do it 30 times, that might be too much—so you have to negotiate. (Laughs) That’s the same on any action film because they want to get so much coverage—but there’s only so much my hamstrings can take!
2012 is epic and provides a big cinematic experience. But you’ve done lots of smaller films throughout your career that have had a big effect on people. Is that the intention, to balance the two?
Hopefully, I’ve made some films that have made people kind of read things when they’ve seen the movie we made of the book, made people feel like they weren’t alone, whatever—stories or films do help people, some of them have been nice enough to say so.
Opening across the Philippines on November 13, 2012 is distributed by Columbia Pictures.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/life/18199-john-cusack-at-worlds-end.html
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 17:01
The acclaimed actor gets back into blockbuster mode for the end-times spectacle 2012, and dwells on the frightening Mayan Prophecies people are obsessing about.
John Cusack (Con Air, High Fidelity, 1408) stars in Columbia Pictures’ new disaster epic 2012 as Jackson Curtis, a civilian who stumbles into the news that the world as we know it is coming to an end. v Jackson, however, is not a picture-perfect family man.
A failed author, Jackson works as a limousine driver by day, as he watches his children bond with his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. “He tried to keep his life together,” Cusack explains. But it was something else about the script that lured the actor in. “It’s kind of an unusual, funny script. I don’t know if I thought the end of the world could be fun, but this movie has a gallows humor to it that I found pretty interesting.”
Do you think people are going to get paranoid about seeing a film about the end of the world?
I don’t know, maybe. I think a lot of people are already kind of obsessed with the Mayan Prophecies. There’s a real fascination for that kind of thing. I know when I first read about Nostradamus it hooked me. Who doesn’t want to read that—it’s endlessly fascinating, right? It just trips you out. It’s great. No matter if you want to believe it or you think it’s all crackpot stuff, I think it’s undeniably compelling. Or if you even read prophecies, like The Book of Revelations, just the imagery and the poetry of it is so intense. And if you’re raised a Catholic, too, you’re raised with that in your consciousness, too.
You don’t make a lot of these huge movies. Why did you choose this one?
It sort of chose me, I was just at home doing my thing and I get a call saying Roland (Emmerich, the director and cowriter) wants you to do this movie. I met him, and it was a big movie for Sony Pictures and I read the script and it was actually very well-written and surprising in lots of ways. It wasn’t like a genre disaster movie, it was very different to what I expected, and so it was a kind of easy choice for me.
Has working on 2012 changed your mind about working on other big, blockbuster films?
Yeah...well, it didn’t change my mind about it as much as if you can work on a movie that’s like this, which is kind of an A movie all the way around, then great. Roland casts actors to do this stuff, whereas usually actors who do more of the action genre would get in other studio films like this. Roland casts actors that he likes, and what was remarkable about the script was that there are all these very human stories. Like, page after page, these things would happen and it would then say, “and Rome fell....” Page after page, these amazing things would happen and you would think, “I have no idea how he would even approach shooting that.” As a filmmaker, I just go, “Well, how do you shoot that? Where do you put the camera, how does one do that?” There were things that I’ve never seen even attempted on film—the scale of it was incredible. And I did think, “Well, will you have time for the acting?” And he most certainly did. A lot of attention was paid to that all the way through the shoot. Actually the script was all about these very simple, family things, and Roland was very focused on telling that story with all of this other, amazing stuff happening as well.
So it’s still about the story as much as the effects?
Yes, very much so. It was amazing. So he would do all this big stuff and then he would totally focus on every character. I’ve done other films where (the acting) is an absolute afterthought. But I think that has to do with Roland being at that place in his life where he’s earned the right to work in a way that is optimum for him and for actors. And it was extraordinary to see—he has all this stuff in his brain and he is somehow able to put that up on the screen, and that alone would be enough to drive most people insane. (Laughs) But he does that and has time for the actors and that’s very unique, I think.
One of the moral dilemmas in the film is whether the public should be told about the impending disaster. What’s your view?
I was always geared toward telling the truth. But yeah, I think they should. Shouldn’t people have the right to know and to be able to do what they want with their last remaining days? I think that would be right.
So are you still planning a holiday for 2013, or are you a little concerned that the Mayan Prophecies might be true?
(Laughs) No, I don’t think the world will end. I think maybe it will just be a change in consciousness in 2012. I think there will be a big shift in consciousness. That’s probably what I think will happen. Either that or it really will be the end. (Laughs) I obviously hope it’s not.
If you had to save a favorite band, who would it be?
That’s a really good question. I’d say Bob Dylan. I’d ask Bob Dylan on the boat. He would get to come on the spaceship.
If you knew that you were going to die, and somebody is going to be saved, what would be the best advice you could give that person?
Bring some sunblock? I don’t know. (Laughs) Eat sensible foods in the new world, diet and exercise.
And what things wouldn’t you be too sorry about seeing destroyed?
I would destroy a lot of the news organizations—I would blow them up! (Laughs) I think Reality TV, although I haven’t watched much of it, but what I’ve watched of it, I think I’d blow that up. A few of the studios (laughs)—but not Sony. Independent Spirit Award Shows, award shows, I’d blow up award shows....
Even if you won an Oscar?
Yeah. Blow it up! (Laughs) Yeah. Absolutely. That’s a good question. That’s got me really going. Yeah, I think CNN, whenever any celebrity dies, I’d just blow them up and just have them rebuild the network, so you can’t have like the Michael Jackson death channel on for three weeks (laughs) while there’s like two wars going on. (Laughs) Fox news would go, too—that goes without saying.
There must have been quite a lot of physical challenges on this shoot.
It was really kind of a nice shoot, there were such great professionals and so amazing to work with, and so it was really nice for me. Doing all the underwater stuff was pretty intense, and then some of the physical stuff was, too. There were a couple of times, like when they have you on a conveyor belt—one of those runner things when your character is running away from some impending disaster—and you’ve done it a couple of times and then you’d have to say, “You understand that we can do this like, four, five, six times more and that’s fine. But if we have to do this 15 more times I’m going to pull a hamstring and I won’t be able to walk tomorrow. So you do understand that will be your choice?” (Laughs)
So when you do an action movie, you have to like let everyone know what’s about to happen. Say, jump over that fence and tumble—I’ll do it like 10 times. And if I do it 30 times, that might be too much—so you have to negotiate. (Laughs) That’s the same on any action film because they want to get so much coverage—but there’s only so much my hamstrings can take!
2012 is epic and provides a big cinematic experience. But you’ve done lots of smaller films throughout your career that have had a big effect on people. Is that the intention, to balance the two?
Hopefully, I’ve made some films that have made people kind of read things when they’ve seen the movie we made of the book, made people feel like they weren’t alone, whatever—stories or films do help people, some of them have been nice enough to say so.
Opening across the Philippines on November 13, 2012 is distributed by Columbia Pictures.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/life/18199-john-cusack-at-worlds-end.html
04 11 2009
John Cusack attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA
Actor John Cusack attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "2012" at Regal Cinemas LA LIVE on November 3, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
01 11 2009
2012 set photos
John Cusack on the set of "2012." October 20, 2008
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31 10 2009
Watch The Jay Leno Show 30 October 2009 Friday Episode; Guest:John Cusack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watch The Jay Leno Show 30 October 2009 Friday Episode; Guest:John Cusack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Full Episode
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/episodes/#vid=1171294/?__source=recent-eps-module
Full Episode
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/episodes/#vid=1171294/?__source=recent-eps-module
29 10 2009
John Cusack, will be the guest of The Jay Leno Show on Friday, October 30, 2009!!!!
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/episode-guide/index.php
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/episode-guide/index.php
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/
22 10 2009
14 10 2009
new ‘2012′ – Woody Harrelson & John Cusack clip
‘2012′ – Woody Harrelson & John Cusack clip
We’ve also posted a couple of trailers for the film.
2012 is directed by Roland Emmerich, who has brought us Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and The Patriot. Cusack and Peet are joined by a cast that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Chin Han, Morgan Lily, and Beatrice Rose.
2012 is scheduled to be in theaters on November 11th.
http://www.bscreview.com/2009/10/2012-woody-harrelson-john-cusack-clip/
We’ve also posted a couple of trailers for the film.
2012 is directed by Roland Emmerich, who has brought us Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and The Patriot. Cusack and Peet are joined by a cast that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Chin Han, Morgan Lily, and Beatrice Rose.
2012 is scheduled to be in theaters on November 11th.
http://www.bscreview.com/2009/10/2012-woody-harrelson-john-cusack-clip/
John Cusack and Amanda Peet Talk '2012'
John Cusack and Amanda Peet try to outrun the end of the world in '2012,' and they're telling ET all about it.
We caught up with John and Amanda, along with their co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor, at Yosemite National Park to talk about the disaster film, directed by Roland Emmerich.
'2012' follows the premise that, according to the ancient calendar created by the Mayans, the world will end in December of the year 2012. In the film, when that date arrives, all humans on earth are faced with global cataclysms.
"I knew a little bit about the Mayans," John told ET, "and they had the most intricate calendar system and the most accurate sense of time, like to the second, of any civilization… and on December 21, 2012, it just stops."
He says that the film, while visually awe-inspiring, also focuses on relationships: "You get caught up in the stories, and all the characters are trying to reconcile their relationships with each other. And as you think about what would happen at the end of the world, you think, if I only had so much time left, who would I spend it with? And who would I want to get straight with or make amends to?"
Amanda gives a lot of credit to Roland, saying, "He is a master at making people scared and making it believable and authentic."
John, for his part, says he was thrilled to re-team with Amanda, his co-star from 'Identity' and 'Martian Child': "We were both so happy we could do another movie together, because usually studios want you to pair up with somebody you've never been with. And this is our third one. We kind of thought, 'Really? We can get away with this?'"
'2012' explodes into theaters on November 13.
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/10/79692/index.html
We caught up with John and Amanda, along with their co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor, at Yosemite National Park to talk about the disaster film, directed by Roland Emmerich.
'2012' follows the premise that, according to the ancient calendar created by the Mayans, the world will end in December of the year 2012. In the film, when that date arrives, all humans on earth are faced with global cataclysms.
"I knew a little bit about the Mayans," John told ET, "and they had the most intricate calendar system and the most accurate sense of time, like to the second, of any civilization… and on December 21, 2012, it just stops."
He says that the film, while visually awe-inspiring, also focuses on relationships: "You get caught up in the stories, and all the characters are trying to reconcile their relationships with each other. And as you think about what would happen at the end of the world, you think, if I only had so much time left, who would I spend it with? And who would I want to get straight with or make amends to?"
Amanda gives a lot of credit to Roland, saying, "He is a master at making people scared and making it believable and authentic."
John, for his part, says he was thrilled to re-team with Amanda, his co-star from 'Identity' and 'Martian Child': "We were both so happy we could do another movie together, because usually studios want you to pair up with somebody you've never been with. And this is our third one. We kind of thought, 'Really? We can get away with this?'"
'2012' explodes into theaters on November 13.
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/10/79692/index.html
06 10 2009
John Cusack running from a blue screen for 2012.
John Cusack running from a blue screen for 2012. It will hit theatres on November 13th
http://www.empiremovies.com/2009/10/06/entertainment-weeklys-exclusive-pics/
http://www.empiremovies.com/2009/10/06/entertainment-weeklys-exclusive-pics/
04 10 2009
03 10 2009
John Cusack Promotes Apocalyptic '2012' in Taiwan
(.S. actor John Cusack listens in front of an electronic billboard with words reading "Only Three Years, Two Months, 18 Days, Ten Hours, 42 Minutes and 44 Seconds Left for the World," at a media event announcing his new film "2012," on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. )John Cusack Promotes Apocalyptic '2012' in Taiwan
The crew of the Hollywood doomsday movie "2012" expressed sympathy Friday for victims of real-life flooding and earthquakes this week in the Asia-Pacific region.
The epic, set for release in November, is based on a Mayan prophecy that a catastrophe will occur in the year 2012.
"Things in the film were happening in real life," co-producer Harald Kloser said of the Asian disasters on a stop in Taiwan during the film's promotional tour. "Our hearts go out to those suffering."
A storm that ripped through the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos this week left more than 400 dead. A quake-triggered tsunami in the South Pacific on Tuesday hit the islands of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga, killing more than 160. And an earthquake Wednesday in western Indonesia left more than 700 dead, with thousands more missing.
John Cusack said "2012" was not meant to exploit disasters but to highlight how people can rise above their "normal capabilities and normal morals" in difficult situations.
Director Roland Emmerich said he had long been fascinated with myths about flooding.
He said he hopes the film can persuade audiences to spend more time with their families and "see the important things in life and not get carried away by other things."
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http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=8730315
John Cusack promotes apocalyptic '2012' in Taiwan
U.S. actor John Cusack waves at a media event announcing his new film "2012," on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan.
U.S. actor John Cusack, from left, British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, producer Harald Kloser and director Roland Emmerrich pose for photographers at a media event announcing their new film "2012" on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan.
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John Cusack promotes apocalyptic '2012' in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The crew of the Hollywood doomsday movie "2012" expressed sympathy Friday for victims of real-life flooding and earthquakes this week in the Asia-Pacific region.
The epic, set for release in November, is based on a Mayan prophecy that a catastrophe will occur in the year 2012.
"Things in the film were happening in real life," co-producer Harald Kloser said of the Asian disasters on a stop in Taiwan during the film's promotional tour. "Our hearts go out to those suffering."
A storm that ripped through the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos this week left more than 400 dead. A quake-triggered tsunami in the South Pacific on Tuesday hit the islands of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga, killing more than 160. And an earthquake Wednesday in western Indonesia left more than 700 dead, with thousands more missing.
John Cusack said "2012" was not meant to exploit disasters but to highlight how people can rise above their "normal capabilities and normal morals" in difficult situations.
Director Roland Emmerich said he had long been fascinated with myths about flooding.
He said he hopes the film can persuade audiences to spend more time with their families and "see the important things in life and not get carried away by other things."
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The epic, set for release in November, is based on a Mayan prophecy that a catastrophe will occur in the year 2012.
"Things in the film were happening in real life," co-producer Harald Kloser said of the Asian disasters on a stop in Taiwan during the film's promotional tour. "Our hearts go out to those suffering."
A storm that ripped through the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos this week left more than 400 dead. A quake-triggered tsunami in the South Pacific on Tuesday hit the islands of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga, killing more than 160. And an earthquake Wednesday in western Indonesia left more than 700 dead, with thousands more missing.
John Cusack said "2012" was not meant to exploit disasters but to highlight how people can rise above their "normal capabilities and normal morals" in difficult situations.
Director Roland Emmerich said he had long been fascinated with myths about flooding.
He said he hopes the film can persuade audiences to spend more time with their families and "see the important things in life and not get carried away by other things."
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
29 09 2009
John Cusack attending the photocall for their new film '2012' in Berlin.
Actors John Cusack, attending the photocall for their new film '2012' at Hotel de Rome in Berlin. September 29, 2009
Actors John Cusack and director Roland Emmerich attending the photocall for their new film '2012' at Hotel de Rome in Berlin. September 29, 2009.
John Cusack attends '2012' photocall on September 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany
Actor John Cusack attends '2012' photocall at Hotel de Rome on September 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.+and+actor+John+Cusack+attend+%272012%27+photocall+at+Hotel+de+Rome+on+September+28,+2009+in+Berlin,+Germany..jpg)
Director Roland Emmerich (R) and actor John Cusack attend '2012' photocall at Hotel de Rome on September 28, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
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