The year 2012 is marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Events
George Lucas sold Lucasfilm, with all its property, including Star Wars franchise, to Disney for $4 billion. Esli magazine closed down.
Deaths
February 3 – John Christopher, British writer (born 1922) May 8 – Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, French artist and writer (born 1938) June 5 – Ray Bradbury, American writer (b. 1920) August 15 – Harry Harrison, American writer (b. 1925) November 19 – Boris Strugatsky, Russian writer (b. 1933)
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
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
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