Max Landis

Date of Birth

1985-08-03

Place of Birth

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Known for

The Stupids, Burke & Hare, Me Him Her, Blues Brothers 2000

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Max Landis’ G.I. Joe treatment is not moving forward at Paramount (Updated with pitch info)

Posted 3 months ago

Paramount is passing on Max Landis' idea for a G.I. Joe reboot, which reportedly carried a satirical tone the studio wasn't into.

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Two Different G.I. Joe Movies From Max Landis and Danny McBride Are in the Works at Paramount

Posted 3 months ago

In an unconventional move, Paramount sets Max Landis and Danny McBride on two G.I. Joe treatments for an upcoming revival.

Chronicle 2: Producer confirms sequel to Josh Trank film in development

Posted 5 years ago

While Josh Trank's career since Chronicle has seen better days, his first big-screen production remains a fan favorite as well as a viable franchise starter. Rumors of a sequel have bandied about for years, but now it looks like a follow-up...

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Power Rangers reboot: DC’s Titans writer Bryan Edward Hill to script

Posted 6 years ago

Because the world can never get enough of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, it's my pleasure to report that eOne and Hasbro have recruited DC's Titans writer Bryan Edward Hill to pen Jonathan Entwistle's upcoming Power Rangers film reboot. Last week,...

New Power Rangers movies & TV projects are in development

Posted 6 years ago

After the lackluster performance of Dean Israelite's POWER RANGERS at the box-office in 2017, plans for multiple sequels were scrapped and the franchise (along with other Saban brands) was sold to Hasbro in a multi-million dollar deal. It was reported...

Netflix in talks with Louis Leterrier to direct Bright sequel

Posted 6 years ago

Taking place in an alternate Los Angeles filled with humans, orcs, elves, fairies, and more, David Ayer's BRIGHT was a huge hit for Netflix, so much so that the streaming service quickly ordered a sequel, but we haven't heard all...

Gotham City Sirens officially on pause, Bright 2 still in the works

Posted 6 years ago

Before Cathy Yan's BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) came along, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment were toying with the idea of assigning SUICIDE SQUAD director David Ayer to a big screen adaptation of the female-fronted...

The End of the F—ing World creator in talks to direct Power Rangers reboot

Posted 6 years ago

The UnPopular Opinion: Bright

Posted 7 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Idris Elba replaces Bradley Cooper as the lead in Deeper

Posted 7 years ago

A couple years ago, we were keeping track of a project called DEEPER, a supernatural thriller scripted by Max Landis that was looking like it was going to be directed by Kornel Mundruczo and star Bradley Cooper and Gal Gadot....

Chloe Grace Moretz joins Max Landis-scripted Shadow in the Cloud

Posted 7 years ago

Chloë Grace Moretz is quickly making a new name for herself in our beloved genre. She just had a mysterious role in director Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA, and can next be seen starring alongside Isabelle Huppert in...

Edgar Wright turned down the American Werewolf in London remake

Posted 8 years ago

It's been a while since we heard an update on the remake of director John Landis's 1981 classic AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, which is expected to be written and directed by Landis's son Max, screenwriter of such films as...

Adrift’s Baltasar Kormakur in talks to direct Max Landis project Deeper

Posted 8 years ago

It's been thirteen months since we last heard news on the MGM thriller DEEPER, which was written by Max Landis (CHRONICLE, VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN) and will be produced by Landis, David S. Goyer, Kevin Turren, and Addictive Pictures. At that time,...

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