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''Chronicle'' was released on February 3, 2012. It received wide acclaim and currently holds a "Fresh" rating of 85% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], which said the film "transcends its gimmicks with a smart script, fast-paced direction, and engaging performances from its young, talented cast".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chronicle/ |title=Chronicle |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> [[Chicago Sun-Times]] film critic [[Roger Ebert]] praised the movie, saying, "sometimes a movie arrives out of the blue that announces the arrival of considerable new talents", and singling out Landis' dialogue as adding a natural authenticity to the proceedings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120201/REVIEWS/120209997 |title=Chronicle |publisher=Rogerebert.suntimes.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> The film opened in 2,907 theaters and exceeded expectations by grossing $22,000,000 to win the weekend box office.<ref>{{cite web|last=Downey |first=Ryan J. |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678611/chronicle-super-bowl-box-office.jhtml |title='Chronicle' Makes Fourth Highest Super Bowl Debut |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2012-02-06 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> As of March 12 it has grossed over $62,000,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chronicle2012.htm |title=Chronicle |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=2012-06-07 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> It was announced in early March that Landis would pen a sequel for Fox.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brooks |first=Brian |url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/max-landis-set-to-write-chronicle-2-for-fox/ |title=Max Landis Set To Write 'Chronicle 2' For Fox |publisher=Deadline.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref>
''Chronicle'' was released on February 3, 2012. It received wide acclaim and currently holds a "Fresh" rating of 85% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], which said the film "transcends its gimmicks with a smart script, fast-paced direction, and engaging performances from its young, talented cast".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chronicle/ |title=Chronicle |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> [[Chicago Sun-Times]] film critic [[Roger Ebert]] praised the movie, saying, "sometimes a movie arrives out of the blue that announces the arrival of considerable new talents", and singling out Landis' dialogue as adding a natural authenticity to the proceedings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120201/REVIEWS/120209997 |title=Chronicle |publisher=Rogerebert.suntimes.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> The film opened in 2,907 theaters and exceeded expectations by grossing $22,000,000 to win the weekend box office.<ref>{{cite web|last=Downey |first=Ryan J. |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678611/chronicle-super-bowl-box-office.jhtml |title='Chronicle' Makes Fourth Highest Super Bowl Debut |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2012-02-06 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> As of March 12 it has grossed over $62,000,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chronicle2012.htm |title=Chronicle |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=2012-06-07 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref> It was announced in early March that Landis would pen a sequel for Fox.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brooks |first=Brian |url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/max-landis-set-to-write-chronicle-2-for-fox/ |title=Max Landis Set To Write 'Chronicle 2' For Fox |publisher=Deadline.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref>


On the same day ''Chronicle'' was released, Landis released a short comedic film to YouTube entitled ''The Death and Return of [[Superman]]''. The video, drawing inspiration from the series of "drunk history" shorts (including Landis' own Drunk Comic Book History videos about [[Robin (comics)|Robin]] and ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutheroes.com/?p=11338 |title=Drunk Comic Book History Chronicles |publisher=Aboutheroes.com |date=2012-02-03 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref>) retells the story of Superman's death and return through Landis' voice and perspective, with scenes acted out by his friends and actors including [[Elijah Wood]], [[Mandy Moore]], [[Simon Pegg]], [[Jennette McCurdy]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Elizabeth Gillies]] and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/votd-max-landis-the-death-return-superman/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashfilm+%28%2FFilm%29 |title=VOTD: Max Landis’ ‘The Death and Return of Superman’ |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=2012-02-04 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref>
On the same day ''Chronicle'' was released, Landis released a short comedic film to YouTube entitled ''The Death and Return of [[Superman]]''. The video, drawing inspiration from the [[Drunk History]] series of short films (including Landis' own Drunk Comic Book History videos about [[Robin (comics)|Robin]] and ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutheroes.com/?p=11338 |title=Drunk Comic Book History Chronicles |publisher=Aboutheroes.com |date=2012-02-03 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref>) retells the story of Superman's death and return through Landis' voice and perspective, with scenes acted out by his friends and actors including [[Elijah Wood]], [[Mandy Moore]], [[Simon Pegg]], [[Jennette McCurdy]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Elizabeth Gillies]] and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/votd-max-landis-the-death-return-superman/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashfilm+%28%2FFilm%29 |title=VOTD: Max Landis’ ‘The Death and Return of Superman’ |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=2012-02-04 |accessdate=2012-11-06}}</ref>


On October 10, 2012 it was revealed that Fox was unhappy with Landis' draft for ''Chronicle 2''.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/10/11/chronicle-sequel-trouble-max-landis-john-landis/ Fox Isn't Happy With 'Chronicle' Sequel Script, John Landis Says], ''MTV'' (October 11, 2012).</ref> On July 18, 2013, Landis confirmed he was no longer attached to ''Chronicle 2'', saying he was "off Chronicle 2 for months now".
On October 10, 2012 it was revealed that Fox was unhappy with Landis' draft for ''Chronicle 2''.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/10/11/chronicle-sequel-trouble-max-landis-john-landis/ Fox Isn't Happy With 'Chronicle' Sequel Script, John Landis Says], ''MTV'' (October 11, 2012).</ref> On July 18, 2013, Landis confirmed he was no longer attached to ''Chronicle 2'', saying he was "off Chronicle 2 for months now".

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Max Landis
Born (1985-08-03) August 3, 1985 (age 38)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2005–present

Max Landis (born August 3, 1985) is an American screenwriter, known for the feature film Chronicle and a variety of shorts.

Early life

The son of director John Landis and costume designer and historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis,[1] Max Landis was born into a Jewish family[2] in Beverly Hills, California. He left Beverly Hills High School for a therapeutic boarding school in New England, still graduating with a Beverly Hills High School diploma.[3] [dead link] Since he started writing at 16, Landis has written 75 screenplays.[4]

Landis is a fan of professional wrestling, citing WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler as his favorite wrestler.[citation needed]

Career

Landis sold his first script at the age of 18, a collaboration with his father, director John Landis, on the Masters of Horror episode "Deer Woman".[5] He would later be asked to return to the series in its second incarnation, Fear Itself, independently penning the episode "Something with Bite".[6] He also wrote for Bluewater Productions' Return to Mysterious Island, a 2008 comic series.

While attending the University of Miami,[7] Landis wrote numerous shorts which were produced by students in the school's film program. Upon leaving the university, Landis went on a "spec-selling streak", having three of his pitches optioned within six months.[8] First, Landis sold Chronicle to producer John Davis and 20th Century Fox's Davis Entertainment. The Chronicle script was previously included on the Black List, an annual compendium of the year's best unproduced screenplays.[9] A documentary-style movie about three Seattle teenagers that develop superpowers after encountering a strange substance in the woods, Chronicle was directed by Josh Trank,[10] and takes a different approach to handling superpowered characters.[11]

Landis' script for Good Time Gang was then optioned by RCR Pictures, a production company helmed by Robin Schorr and professional poker player Chris Ferguson. The film will star Jonah Hill and Mark Wahlberg as a "bumbling pair of antiheroes".[12] The cast also includes Chris Evans.[13]

In April 2011, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment purchased Landis' pitch for Amnesty. Brian Grazer will produce the film and Ron Howard is attached to direct.[14] That project has been characterized as a spy thriller set in a fantasy world.[13]

20th Century Fox's Davis Entertainment hired Landis in May 2011 to script a reimagining of the German fairy tale of the Pied Piper. The project has been characterized as a "fantasy thriller" and is being overseen by Steve Asbell.[15] Davis and Fox again opted to team with Landis for a film based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.[16] The adaptation is rumored to be a retelling of the story from Igor's point of view.[17] The character breakdowns from Landis' script also suggest that the tale has been transported to a circus setting.[18] In September 2012, it was announced that Sherlock and Push director Paul McGuigan will be the movie's director.[19]

In January 2012, Variety reported that Disney picked up a pitch Landis made for a space adventure focusing on a brother and sister. The film is set to be produced by Wedding Crashers producer Andrew Panay.[20] According to Landis' Twitter account, he is also working on a project entitled Villains. [21]

It was revealed in April 2012 that Landis would produce his first movie, an "edgy family adventure" named Woogles, along with Bazelevs producers Michele Wolkoff and Timur Bekmambetov. The project will be written by Nick Antosca and Ned Vizzini and is based on a script Landis wrote in college.[22]

During an interview at the Middle East Film and Comic Con, Landis also revealed he was planning to direct a screenplay he wrote entitled Me, Him, Her.[13]

In September 2012, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Landis created a TV series for Fox and would executive produce it with Homeland producer Howard Gordon. The series, entitled Vigilant, centers on a young woman who creates a fictional vigilante persona to stop crime and combat a brutally coercive police department and its corrupt internal affairs department. Landis will also write the pilot script.[23] Though the initial report described the show as a "superhero police drama," Landis said on his Twitter that it is not a superhero show and "has more in common with The Wire than Smallville."[24]

Landis has made cameo appearances in a number of John Landis' films, including The Stupids, Blues Brothers 2000 and Burke and Hare.[25] In December 2011, Landis was listed among Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" young people to watch in the entertainment industry.[26]

Chronicle

Chronicle was released on February 3, 2012. It received wide acclaim and currently holds a "Fresh" rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, which said the film "transcends its gimmicks with a smart script, fast-paced direction, and engaging performances from its young, talented cast".[27] Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert praised the movie, saying, "sometimes a movie arrives out of the blue that announces the arrival of considerable new talents", and singling out Landis' dialogue as adding a natural authenticity to the proceedings.[28] The film opened in 2,907 theaters and exceeded expectations by grossing $22,000,000 to win the weekend box office.[29] As of March 12 it has grossed over $62,000,000.[30] It was announced in early March that Landis would pen a sequel for Fox.[31]

On the same day Chronicle was released, Landis released a short comedic film to YouTube entitled The Death and Return of Superman. The video, drawing inspiration from the Drunk History series of short films (including Landis' own Drunk Comic Book History videos about Robin and Batman: Knightfall[32]) retells the story of Superman's death and return through Landis' voice and perspective, with scenes acted out by his friends and actors including Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Simon Pegg, Jennette McCurdy, Ron Howard, Elizabeth Gillies and more.[33]

On October 10, 2012 it was revealed that Fox was unhappy with Landis' draft for Chronicle 2.[34] On July 18, 2013, Landis confirmed he was no longer attached to Chronicle 2, saying he was "off Chronicle 2 for months now".

Filmography

Films

Year Title Notes
2012 The Death and Return of Superman Writer, director
2012 Chronicle Co-Writer
2015 Frankenstein Writer

Television

Year Title Notes
2005 Masters of Horror Writer. Episode: "Deer Woman"
2009 Fear Itself Writer. Episode: "Something with Bite"

References

  1. ^ JWeekly: "celebrity jews" by nate bloom February 2, 2012
  2. ^ JSpace: "Forbes Features Members of the Tribe In 30 Under 30" December 29, 2011
  3. ^ Script Magazine: Mad Max
  4. ^ "Max Landis talking about screen-writing and Hollywood at Dubai Comic Con". YouTube. 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  5. ^ IMDB: "Masters of Horror" Deer Woman
  6. ^ IMDB: "Fear Itself" Something with Bite
  7. ^ Tanya Thompson (2008-10-05). "Spotted On Site: Max Landis". The Miami Hurricane. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  8. ^ Sneider, Jeff (2011-02-08). "Max Landis on a spec-selling streak". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  9. ^ Sauriol, Patrick (2010-12-15). "The Black List of 2010 - Part 2". Coronacomingattractions.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  10. ^ McClintock, Pamela (August 11, 2010). "Fox picks up Max Landis' 'Chronicle' script". Variety.
  11. ^ Kelly, Tim (2010-08-26). "Max Landis sets the record straight on his movie Chronicle". Chud.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  12. ^ "Jonah Hill and Mark Wahlberg look to become a 21st century Murtaugh and Riggs". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  13. ^ a b c Max Landis Spills Lots Of Chronicle 2 Details, More On His Many Upcoming Films
  14. ^ Fleming, Mike. "Max Landis, Ron Howard Team Up On 'Amnesty' Pitch". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  15. ^ Abrams, Rachel (2011-05-12). "Landis pens 'Pied Piper' for Fox". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  16. ^ "Frankenstein Coming To Life for Fox". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  17. ^ Brodesser, Claude. "Ron Howard's ''Dark Tower'' Project Looks Very Wobbly". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  18. ^ Turek, Ryan (2011-08-19). "Exclusive: Character Breakdowns for Max Landis-Penned ''Frankenstein''". Shocktillyoudrop.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  19. ^ 2 MOS. "'Sherlock' Director Boards Fox's 'Frankenstein'". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Graser, Marc (2012-01-26). "Disney goes into orbit with Landis pitch". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  21. ^ Max Landis Twitter
  22. ^ Abrams, Rachel (2012-04-02). "Landis makes producing debut with 'Woogles'". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  23. ^ 2 MOS (2012-09-17). "'Homeland's' Howard Gordon, 'Chronicle' Scribe Sell 'Superhero' Police Drama to Fox (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Twitter / Uptomyknees
  25. ^ IMDB:Max Landis
  26. ^ Dorothy Pomerantz (2011-12-19). "Max Landis, Screenwriter, 26". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  27. ^ "Chronicle". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  28. ^ "Chronicle". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  29. ^ Downey, Ryan J. (2012-02-06). "'Chronicle' Makes Fourth Highest Super Bowl Debut". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  30. ^ "Chronicle". Box Office Mojo. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  31. ^ Brooks, Brian. "Max Landis Set To Write 'Chronicle 2' For Fox". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  32. ^ "Drunk Comic Book History Chronicles". Aboutheroes.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  33. ^ "VOTD: Max Landis' 'The Death and Return of Superman'". Slashfilm.com. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  34. ^ Fox Isn't Happy With 'Chronicle' Sequel Script, John Landis Says, MTV (October 11, 2012).

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