2012: Disaster Porn
Quick before it gets taken down. Check out this “disaster porn” recut trailer for the upcoming movie 2012:
The movie, which debuts in November, is described this way on IMDB:
An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
Guess that’s about as sequel-proof a story concept as you can get.
Tagline: “We Were Warned.”
Other tagline: “Who will be left behind?”
The last one is especially clever — trying to lure in Christian audience per the famous “Left Behind” series of books. Interesting ploy since the other tagline — “We were warned” — and the key to the movie’s plot is tied to the Mayan calendar prediction of the world’s end on December 12, 2012. Hence the movie’s title.
The movie’s writer-director Roland Emmerich is also responsible for Independence Day, Godzilla, and The Day After Tomorrow.
Perhaps consider changing prod co name to “Disasters-R-Us?”
H/T to Jason Beasley for the video link.