Amanda Peet has been cast as the female lead in Roland Emmerich's epic disaster project '2012'.
According to The Hollywood Reporter the 'Syriana' star is joining an ensemble cast led by John Cusack that also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton and Danny Glover.
The film revolves around a global cataclysm and the heroic struggle of the survivors.
Peet will play Cusack's ex-wife, newly married to a wealthy man.
Cusack plays a divorced father, who by day works as a limo driver while trying to launch a writing career by night.
If the threatened American actors' strike doesn't go ahead, shooting on the film will begin in July and the release date is set for next year.
