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Singaporean actor Chin Han is the latest name to sign up to Roland Emmerich's disaster epic 2012.
The Dark Knight star will join John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejifor and Danny Glover in the film, which revolves around an academic researcher who battles to prevent an apocalypse predicted by the ancient Mayans.
Variety quotes him as saying: "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."
Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton and Thomas McCarthy also star in the production, which begins shooting in Vancouver next month.
It is scheduled for release in July 2009.
