In advance of the nationwide release of After Earth, the highly anticipated film in theaters June 6, Columbia Pictures is teaming up with Google for a live “After Earth Day” Google+ Hangout at 12 midnight, local time (Tuesday to Wednesday).

The Google+ Hangout brings together some of the world’s most renowned thinkers, inventors, authors, and futurists to discuss the film’s themes and the future of our planet.



"After Earth Day" Google+ Hangout
Date: 24 April 2013
Time: 12 midnight Singapore time (Tues - Wed)
Log on: YouTube.com/AfterEarth or Google.com/+AfterEarth

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The After Earth Day Google+ Hangout will be moderated by futurist Ray Kurzweil, Google’s director of engineering. Joining Kurzweil will be Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and the co‐founder of Tesla Motors and PayPal; the environmental advocate, explorer and filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques‐Yves Cousteau; NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, an Indian American astronaut and a United States Navy officer who holds the record for longest space flight by a woman; and Jaden Smith and Will Smith, the stars of After Earth.

(View After Earth movie trailers here!)



On the literal day after Earth Day, they will discuss the future that awaits the human race on Planet Earth, in the context of the overall themes of the action‐adventure. After Earth will inspire a conversation focusing on the important questions we face about the present state of the planet, the future, and the environment. The participants will also explore the interaction of technology development, space travel, and ecological preservation.