2012 in science fiction

The year 2012 is marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Events

George Lucas with the head of Disney Bob Iger and various Star Wars creators

• George Lucas sold Lucasfilm, with all its property, including Star Wars franchise, to Disney for $4 billion.
• Esli magazine closed down.

Deaths

Ray Bradbury, a famous science fiction writer, died in 2012

• February 3 – John Christopher, British writer (born 1922)[1]
• June 5 – Ray Bradbury, American writer (b. 1920)[2]
• August 15 – Harry Harrison, American writer (b. 1925)[3]
• November 19 – Boris Strugatsky, Russian writer (b. 1933)[4]

Films

• Antiviral
• Battleship
• Chronicle
• Cloud Atlas
• Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
• Dredd
• The Hunger Games
• Iron Sky
• John Carter
• John Dies at the End
• Lockout
• Looper
• Men in Black 3
• Prometheus
• Resident Evil: Retribution
• Robot & Frank
• Total Recall
• Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
• Upside Down
• The Watch

Literature

• Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnson
• Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
• Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey

Awards

Saturn Award

Main article: 38th Saturn Awards

• Best science fiction film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Best Network Television Series: Fringe

Locus Award

• Best Science Fiction Novel - Embassytown by China Miéville

References

1. "John Christopher - British author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
2. Pringle, David (6 June 2012). "Ray Bradbury obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Sci-fi author Harry Harrison dies". BBC News. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. Roth, Andrew (24 November 2012). "Boris Strugatsky, 79, Who Critiqued Soviets in Fiction, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

Preceded by 2011	Science fiction by year 2012	Succeeded by 2013