Corrected entry: In order for a star to die, it must first go through a "Red Giant" stage, after which it would either become a dwarf star or implode, thereby creating a black hole. Nevertheless, Earth would be destroyed in the Red Giant stage because the stars growth would envelop the planet.
Rlvlk
26th Jan 2008
Correction: The trivia section of imdb.com says the sun is not dying "in the normal sense". It is a bit wordy: http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/trivia.
Rlvlk