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Thomas McCarthy joins '2012'


July 01, 2008 Thomas McCarthy, the writer and director behind the season's indie sleeper hit, "The Visitor," is moving into disaster movie territory by booking a role in Roland Emmerich's "2012." McCarthy, on a cross-Europe jaunt promoting the immigration-themed "Visitor," joins an ensemble cast led by John Cusack that includes Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Oliver Platt. The movie is a far cry from the types of films McCarthy is known for, whether as an actor (he had roles in "Michael Clayton" and "Flags of Our Father") or as a director (his first movie was the award-winning "The Station Agent").

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