Max Landis

For the American basketball player, see Max Landis (basketball).

Max Landis
Landis at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1985-08-03) August 3, 1985 (age 39)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–2017
Parents

Max Landis (born August 3, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He is the son of director John Landis. He wrote scripts for the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017). He wrote and directed the film Me Him Her (2015), produced the first two seasons of the Syfy series Channel Zero (2016), and created the series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) based on the novel, for BBC America. He has also written limited series published by DC and Image Comics.

In both 2011 and 2012, he was listed among Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" young people to watch in the entertainment industry.[1] His career stalled in 2017, following accusations from several women of emotional and sexual abuse.[2]

  1. ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy (December 19, 2011). "Max Landis, Screenwriter, 26". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Daily Beast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).