German director, Roland Emmerich, the man behind such spectacles as Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow is set to destroy the world again with his latest action flick, 2012, which opened worldwide yesterday. The Mayans believed the world would come to an end in 2012 and the director says "maybe" in this movie.

In this latest catastrophe, the earth's core is hit by a huge solar storm which leads to the seas rising, volcanoes erupting and the ground moving. People struggle to survive, including failed writer Jackson Curtis, played by John Cusack.

Amanda Peet plays his ex-wife who joins him in his singular bid to save his family.