In 2009, the modern master of disaster, Roland Emmerich, delivered a new (and ancient?) vision of the end of the world in 2012, streaming now on Peacock. Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) is a failed science fiction writer, father of two kids, and our avatar for the end of the world. RELATED: Which is the More Accurate Apocalypse? Deep Impacts vs. Armageddon In the film, when the Sun starts acting up (not unlike the Solar Maximum we’re currently approaching), it heats up the core and triggers a wave