Earlier this week, The Daily Beast posted a damning article on Hollywood screenwriter, producer and scumbag Max Landis, which included multiple allegations of sexual assault and abuse from numerous women dating back many years. In response to the shocking allegations in the expose, MGM has confirmed via IndieWire that it has decided to drop the […]
Netflix confirms that we’re getting a Bright sequel, minus Max Landis
Whatever your feelings about what many critics labelled as one of the worst films of 2017 [read our review here], Bright was watched by a lot of people. In fact, the $90m Netflix blockbuster is the highest viewed film on the streaming service’s platform in first week of release. Based on that, it’ll come as […]
BBC America cancels Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Having recently concluded its second season a few days ago, BBC America has announced that it has decided to cancel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. The series starred Samuel Barnett and Elijah as a pair of investigators solving peculiar and strange mysteries. It was based on Douglas Adams’ work of the same name, with the series […]
Max Landis has an intriguing idea for a horror movie mash-up featuring Freddy, Jason, Chucky, and the Cenobites
Max Landis — son of the legendary filmmaker John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) — has an intriguing idea for a horror mashup featuring the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky, and the Cenobites. Speaking on The Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer, director, and sometimes actor explained his idea which involves a young orphan taking […]
QC Entertainment and Good Universe snap up Max Landis horror Decon
Deadline is reporting that QC Entertainment and Good Universe are teaming up to finance and produce Decon, a horror penned by Max Landis (Chronicle, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency). The project, which is set to begin production early in the new year, revolves around a young medical prodigy who is pushed to the mental, physical […]
Gal Gadot to join Bradley Cooper in Deeper
Following on from the news that Gal Gadot is slated to reprise her role as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.’ Flashpoint movie, Deadline is now reporting that the actress is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in Deeper. The project, which will be directed by Kornel Mundruczo (White God) from a script by Max Landis […]
John Landis advised Max Landis not to remake An American Werewolf in London
Filmmaker John Landis has been quite outspoken as of late, criticising Marvel Studios, Universal’s Dark Universe, and Lucasfilm’s stifling on creative talent on the Star Wars saga. And now he’s turned his attention a little closer to home, revealing to Collider that he tried to dissuade his son Max Landis from remaking his 1981 cult […]
Real reason WWE cancelled Talking Smack, Daniel Bryan shoots – WrestleTalk News
Oli Davis rounds up the biggest professional wrestling news in his daily WrestleTalk column… There’s an old public relations trick of releasing bad news last thing on a Friday. That way, the initial outrage is somewhat quelled by everyone going off for the weekend. Which is probably why, exactly a week after WWE released Austin […]
Max Landis talks American Werewolf in London remake
Back in November it was announced that Max Landis had signed on to write and direct a remake of his father John Landis’ 1981 cult classic An American Werewolf in London for Skybound Entertainment and Universal Pictures. We’ve heard very little about the project since the announcement, but now Max has been chatting about the […]
First trailer for David Ayer’s Bright starring Will Smith, Noomi Rapace and Joel Edgerton
Netflix has debuted the first teaser for its upcoming sci-fi fantasy Bright. Penned by Max Landis, the fantasy action thriller sees director David Ayer reteaming with Suicide Squad stars Will Smith, Jay Hernandez, Ike Barinholtz and Alex Meraz and also stars Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Fry, Margaret Cho and Kenneth Choi; take a look […]