Mayan prophecies predict that on the winter solstice of 2012, the apocalypse will begin. Will it look like John Cusak's thriller that comes out Nov. 13? If it does, things are going to be wild.

Cusak and Amanda Peet star in Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic "2012," the third time the director has been involved in an end-of-the-world themed movie ("Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow").

Cusak plays a science fiction author/part-time limousine driver Jackson Curtis who has written a book called "Farewell Atlantis," which delves into the apocalyptic dogma of 2012. The dynamic trailer shows Cusak racing across Los Angles as buildings and roads collapse around him and his family. As L.A. slides into the ocean, Curtis learns that the scenes of destruction are happening globally.

If the trailers are any indication, then the effects are sure to thrill, like the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy crushing the White House as a tidal wave brings it inland from the ocean.

Part of the fascinating build up to the movie is the viral marketing plan. There are sub-Web sites set up for "Farewell Atlantis," the government-run Institute for Human Continuity in the movie, which is secretly preparing for the post-apocalyptic world, and ThisIsTheEnd.com, a blog run by Woody Harrelson's character Charlie Frost. There are also real Twitter accounts and Facebook pages for several of the film's key characters.

The background of the movie comes from the Mayan calendar, which ends Dec. 21 or 23, 2012. The 2012 doomsday belief is that the Mayans knew something since forgotten that foretold the end of the world at this time. Since the world is ending, there is no need to continue counting days or making calendars past that point.

For more information on the film, go to www.whowillsurvive2012.com.

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