The cast of Roland Emmerich's new epic is about to get some international flavor. According to Variety, Singaporean actor Chin Han has joined the cast of Emmerich's new film, 2012.

Han, who can be seen in The Dark Knight next weekend, is joining the cast comprised of John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Danny Glover.

"I have always enjoyed Roland Emmerich's epic take on sci-fi and disaster movies and really look forward to being a part of this film," Chin Han said.

Emmerich is co-writing, co-producing and directing the film. Filming begins this August in Vancouver.

2012 was released November 13th, 2009 and stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover. The film is directed by Roland Emmerich.