And you'll never see this message again. (According to the Daily Beast, Landis did not respond to multiple request for comment on the allegations.). “I can’t imagine who is more scared in a post-Weinstein world than a famous director’s son,” Goertz wrote. It’s somewhat ironic that one of the ways Hollywood men have sabotaged the careers of women they fear will report them is by branding them difficult. Landis has written and directed two short comedic features released on YouTube. John Landis' AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON followed two Americans, David and Jack, as they set off on a backpacking holiday in England. No? Send me updates about Slate special offers. Max Landis teased his intentions of remaking one of his father's movies last summer, and it was later confirmed that the film in question was AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. IndieWire-The last time somebody tried to mess with John Landis’ landmark 1981 horror movie “An American Werewolf in London,” audiences got the abysmal spiritual sequel “An American Werewolf in Paris.”Somebody should probably tell that to John’s son, Max Landis. John Landis, Director: The Blues Brothers. Landis, 33, is the son of director John Landis. One included a tweet from actress Anna Akana, who responded to a Netflix promotion for Bright. “I immediately wrote him off,” she said. In both 2011 and 2012, he was listed among Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" young people to watch in … He wrote scripts for the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017), directed the film Me Him Her (2015), produced the Syfy series Channel Zero, and created the series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency for BBC America. [22] Landis was later hired as a consultant for WWE Raw. “Chronicle” director Josh Trank posted on Twitter that he banned Landis from the set of the 2012 sci-fi film and that he “100% believe[s] every word of this article.”, “To read about the terror he’s inflicted on so many women since then makes me sick to my stomach.”. Landis has little on the professional horizon that could be compromised as a result of the accusations, a reactive measure Hollywood has used swiftly against men accused in the #MeToo era. She also claimed that he showed her horrifying pornography, and as time paced he became more open about his interest in violent sexual activities. John Landis began his career in the mail room of 20th Century-Fox. Though spending his childhood in California, Landis still refers to Chicago as his hometown; he is a fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. I think he’s putting himself in a bad position. The conversation about Landis continues to dominate social media. Turns out, he actually advised his son not to remake the film. Max Landis (son of director John Landis) goes off on reddditors discussing his father's culpability in the Twilight Zone movie deaths. "I think he’s putting himself in a bad position." [42], Landis wrote a draft of the screenplay for Shadow in the Cloud (2020) before being removed from the project due to sexual assault allegations. A high-school dropout, 18-year-old Landis made his way to Yugoslavia to work as a production assistant on Kelly's Heroes (1970). 484. Copyright © 2008-2020, GeekTyrant Industries, LLC. Posted by 4 years ago. But, who knows, maybe he'll surprise his dad and the rest of the naysayers with a decent remake. [48] Landis' statements were sharply criticized as misogynist and objectifying of women, such as in a Jezebel piece which described his comments as "obnoxious", "twisted", and "gross". Ani Baker told the Daily Beast that she dated Landis for a while and then tried to end the relationship. Landis admitted loudly and often that he was difficult or a monster or worse, and benefited from the ease with which people confuse candor with self-awareness. [39] Although Landis called the project a "celebration" of Jepsen, The Daily Dot and Pride.com described the document as a conspiracy theory,[40][41] and Reid McCarter of The A.V. Cool," she wrote. As far as Max Landis' talents go, I like what he did with Chronicle, but I'm not a big fan of anything else that he's really done. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. The “missing stair” theory tries to explain “toxic” people who everyone finds a way to work around rather than confront. Hopefully, that’s not the case for Max Landis, who’s writing and directing a remake of his father’s classic horror comedy film, An American Werewolf in London. [11], While attending the University of Miami,[12] Landis wrote shorts which were produced by students in the school's film program. People would go to some lengths to avoid being targeted, and whatever discomfort that may have occasioned was chalked up to the price of genius. Set to both write and direct the remake, Landis said that his pitch for the project was "same movie takes place now" with "a few new jokes." [9] In 2008 he independently wrote an unaired episode for the series' second incarnation as Fear Itself. Landis, 33, is the son of director John Landis. He sold Chronicle, a script previously included on the Black List of promising unproduced screenplays,[16] to 20th Century Fox's Davis Entertainment. Not sure why he doesn't try to use his talents and connections to do something original. 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"[47], In June 2019, Landis' former girlfriend Whitney Moore posted on Twitter about him, referring to "horrific, inhumane things he did to me",[56] and The Daily Beast published accusations from eight women about emotional and sexual abuse by him, one describing him as "a serial rapist, gaslighter, physical and psychological abuser. [3] His family is Jewish. I 100% believe every word of this article about Max. Insanely Epic Trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE! John Landis told his son not to remake An American Werewolf in London "I advised him not to do it," the elder Landis said. The allegations against Max Landis, the wealthy son of director John Landis, are as appalling as they are varied: Landis’ alleged malicious conduct ranges from social bullying to psychological abuse to physical abuse to rape. I think he’s putting himself in a bad position. There was this conflation of self-awareness with meaningful change.”, Most of us have known men like this—men who aren’t just widely reputed to be “difficult” but who talk a lot about their “difficulty” in ways that imply deep self-knowledge. Dezember 1983 ausgestrahlt. 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Archived. Turns out, he actually advised his son not to remake the film. Directed by Josh Trank,[17] it was released in February 2012 to critical acclaim and commercial success. [1] Landis has been accused of emotional and sexual abuse by several women. So what am I going to say? Born June 16, 1961, in Butler, John was the son of the late Donald L. Landis and Winona Malloy Landis. Tempting though it might be to focus on the more severe allegations, one thing the Landis case illuminates, even at this late stage in our collective education in predatory strategies, is how some less-than-understood social patterns make abuse not only possible but truly challenging to recognize. She says that he continued to pressure her and coerced her into maintaining a sexual relationship. All rights reserved. Slate relies on advertising to support our journalism. He apparently even told his son not to do it! This will be familiar to Louis C.K. Even if Max Landis' remake does somehow justify its existence, how is it really going to stand against a classic with decades of history behind it? I'm not counting on it, though. It is unclear when they parted ways, and a CAA spokesperson had no comment.