EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson Joins Roland Emmerich’s World-Ending ‘2012′

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Woody Harrelson joins the cast for the apocalyptic "2012"
Published 7/14/2008 at FilmWad
Via: MTV  Woody Harrelson revealed exclusively to MTV News that he has a starring role in Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic “2012,” which he will begin shooting shortly in Vancouver. “I don’t know why they thought of me,” Harrelson chuckled. “But I like the idea.” It’s an idea that we have thanks to the Mayans, who predicted the world would end on December 21, 2012, taking with it everything we know and love up to and including time itself. That means earthquakes, floods, volcanic ...

Woody Harrelson to Star in Roland Emmerich’s 2012
Published 7/14/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... . We’d rather you burn the $200 million budget for 2012 in a pit on the beach and film Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover dancing around it. MTV confirms that Woody has signed on to star in Emmerich’s Mayan Doomsday Bonanza, 2012, and, yes, he’ll play the token “told you so” paranoiac… ...

Woody Harrelson Is Final Nail In Coffin For 2012 [2012]
Published 7/14/2008 by Meredith Woerner at io9
... with MTV, Harrelson said, “I don’t know why they thought of me, but I like the idea.” Continuing on he explains, “I play a guy who’s been talking for a long time, the whole world thinks he’s crazy." So far, this role isn't that big of a stretch for Harrelson. Anyone else remember when he built an oxygen bar? "But he’s [the character's] been talking that there’s gonna be hell to pay for what’s been going on ecologically and everything.” 2012 comes out in 2009. [MTV] ...

Woody Harrelson Joins Cast of Columbia's '2012'
Published 7/14/2008 at Bloody-Disgusting Horror News
... , according to MTV. I play a guy whos been talking for a long time, the whole world thinks hes crazy, Harrelson said of his character. But hes been talking that theres gonna be hell to pay for whats been going on ecologically and everything. The story centers on an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe and makes contact with his double in order to prevent an apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayans. ...

Woody Harrelson Joins ‘2012’ Cast – Armageddon Must Be Upon Us
Published 7/15/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... The latter option, of it being a flop, may have just taken the lead in the odds, as MTV Movies has revealed that Woody Harrelson has joined the cast of 2012. Here is an actor more wooden than Nicholas Cage, and yet he is being given a major role in a film already being ridiculed in some quarters before it even starts shooting. ...

2012 Gets Wood
Published 7/15/2008 by Merrick at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... here... Looks like Woody Harrelson will soon be accosted by the mentally challenged bombast of Roland Emmerich's 2012. his character is a sort of modern version of the Greek Cassandra, a prophet nobody believes. “I play a guy who’s been talking for a long time, the whole world thinks he’s crazy,” Harrelson said of his character. “But he’s been talking that there’s gonna be hell to pay for what’s been going on ecologically and everything.” ...says THIS POST at MTV Movies Blog.

Woody Harrelson Trying To Survive Armageddon
Published 7/15/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Woody Harrelson Trying To Survive Armageddon How many people can Roland Emmerich try to kill off in his upcoming Armageddon epic 2012 ? It seems that every day we see a new announcement of someone else who will spend the movie running for their lives, from stars John Cusack and Amanda Peet to independent actor-director Tom McCarthy. Now a new cast member is guaranteed to make the whole thing just a little bit more fun than it would have been otherwise—Woody Harrelson told MTV Movies that he’s also ready for the end of the world. “I don’t know why they thought of me, but I ...

Woody Harrelson Joins Emmerich's '2012'
Published 7/15/2008 by Jessica Barnes at Cinematical
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Casting, SonyAt this point I'm starting to think that Roland Emmerich must be in possession of some pretty serious blackmail material, because there is no other explanation why accomplished actors are so ready and willing to star in his films. MTV now reports that Woody Harrelson has joined the cast of Emmerich's end of the world thriller, 2012. The story is based on an ancient Mayan prophecy about the end of the world, but Emmerich's film is no ode ...

Woody Harrelson Joins Roland Emmerich’s “2012″
Published 7/16/2008 by Jason at Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps
... Harrelson confirmed to MTV News that he was asked to take a starring role in the film, an idea that he liked apparently.  I’m guessing he likes the idea of being relevant again.  Harrelson told MTV that he will be playing a sort of modern version of the Greek Cassandra, a prophet nobody believes. ...

Woody Harrelson Prepares For The End of the World
Published 7/20/2008 by erinnuallain at ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip
... that John Cusack will star in the Roland Emmerich film and now Woody Harrelson has revealed to MTV that he has joined the cast of the upcoming apocalyptic thriller 2012 as well. ...