Max Landis Off CHRONICLE 2

A few hours ago, screenwriter, Max Landis, passed along some sad news, that he is no longer working on the script to Chronicle 2, and furthermore, has not been involved for months. Check it out!

By nailbiter111 - Jul 18, 2013 12:07 AM EST

Filed Under: Sci-Fi

March of 2012, Fox announced that Max Landis was returning for the Chronicle sequel, but director Josh Trank was not gonna accompany him on that journey. The original film, did very well at the worldwide box office, grossing over $105 million. While fans of the first were slightly upset that Trank wasn't returning, most were pleasantly surprised to have Landis back.

But, the first whiff of trouble came in October, when Max's father, John, revealed that the studio was not pleased with his son's script. "He wrote a sequel, and it’s amazing, and the studio read it and said, 'We want ‘Chronicle’ again!' And he said, 'No, this is the sequel, it’s the evolution, and they said 'No, we want that movie again!' So it’s difficult, we’re dealing with a difficult business.'"

The next update we got came in April, when Max responded to his father's comments, and assured fans that the sequel was moving forward. "There's no one at the studio who wants to make a bad movie. They all want to make a good movie just as much as I do. We're not fighting. The report came out that they didn't like my script. They liked my script. It's just a really dark script."

So, Max's latest tweets on the subject aren't that much of a surprise. You can view them below. I would also like to point out that Max revealed that Fox has already hired writers for Chronicle 2, even though their names were not revealed at this time.

@DetmerStump @JoshTrank As of right now, neither Josh and I are on Chronicle 2, so...
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

.@PaulVRea I've been off Chronicle 2 for months now. Fox had a different direction they wanted to take the series, Josh was never attached.
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

Ultimately, I'm just very grateful to Fox for making a film as close to my original script as Chronicle was. For making the film at all.
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

So yeah it's sad that as of right now I'm not involved in the sequel, and don't know what it's about even, but ultimately I can't complain.
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

The truth is, when you're successful as a screenwriter, you have to just take everything in stride. That's like more than half the job.
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

Chronicle 2 is still probably happening, just not with my involvement as of now. It's a bummer, but there are no real hard feelings.
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

They hired new writers on it. I'm sure they'll announce soon. Just hope this answers the questions I've been getting everyday.
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 18, 2013

CHRONICLE is a 2012 American science fiction film directed by Josh Trank in his directorial debut, and written by Max Landis based on a story by both. Three Seattle high-school seniors, bullied Andrew (Dane DeHaan), his cousin Matt (Alex Russell) and more popular Steve (Michael B. Jordan) form a bond after gaining telekinetic abilities from an unknown object. They first use their abilities for mischief and personal gain, until Andrew turns to darker purposes.

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Riddick33 - 7/18/2013, 1:05 AM

"Fox had a different direction"
Dame, who knows were this is gonna go from here.

BuckBucky - 7/18/2013, 1:06 AM

And now the sequel is going to absolutely suck, stupid Fox.

Highflyer - 7/18/2013, 1:15 AM

this sucks

R888 - 7/18/2013, 1:38 AM

This really sucks

seantwakafilmyguy - 7/18/2013, 1:41 AM

Can't Fox see they're setting the whole franchise up to die a straight to DVD sequel death?

whoa123 - 7/18/2013, 1:52 AM

I'm not a fan of the guy but I don't hate him and to see that he is not on board for Chronicle 2 was a bummer.

Oh FOX when will you ever learn.

GUNSMITH - 7/18/2013, 1:54 AM

DARKER WOULD HAVE BEEN COOLER BUT THEN AGAIN DARKER MEANS EXCLUDING A PERCENTAGE OF THE GENERAL AUDIENCE/ GENERAL AUDIENCE $...GREEDY SUITS....NO DARKER SCRIPT. WHAT SUCKS IS THAT THEY PLAY IT SAFE BY RECYCLING THE SAME STUFF...IT'S BS.

revloveR - 7/18/2013, 1:59 AM

well, it's their loss.

breakUbatman - 7/18/2013, 2:05 AM

"While fans of the first were slightly upset that Trank was returning, most were pleasantly surprised to have Landis back."

Typo nails you might want to edit that

rebellion - 7/18/2013, 2:10 AM

he is a douche so... i'm happy he is unhappy.

TheOzmaofOz - 7/18/2013, 2:33 AM

Good riddance.

MarvelousMarty - 7/18/2013, 2:34 AM

Cant help but hate this bloke. Loved the film though.

WackyBantha - 7/18/2013, 2:35 AM

I enjoyed the definitely NOT perfect MOS. And I agree with Max Landis that the HERO part of superheroes should be emphasized more so than the SUPER part. However, in MOS, I think Superman making big mistakes in his first big situation is quite acceptable as something from which he will learn. We can't expect him to be wise and flawless in his decision-making from the very beginning.
Even in Superman II, he makes the initial mistake of choosing to fight the Kryptonians within downtown Metropolis. He then realized his error and left the scene to stop the destruction and eventually leads the baddies to the less populated Fortress of Solitude for their comeuppance.

I will be very surprised if he allows that much destruction again in this particular run of Superman movies. However, it may be inevitable in a JLA movie. We shall soon see.

SoulAllFlush - 7/18/2013, 2:44 AM

Yeah, I won't be watching the sequel. Sounds like Landis wanted to make a continuation of the story and Fox just want a remake of the original. Which is what we'll get now. No thanks, Fox.

SoulAllFlush - 7/18/2013, 2:55 AM

He is spot on about MoS by the way, if Metropolis is destroyed then he is not Superman.

ManofwooD - 7/18/2013, 2:56 AM

Knowing Fox's track record with these cbm & sci fi franchises chronicle 2 is already [frick]ed

mattattack - 7/18/2013, 3:00 AM

Yeah I no longer care about this film now.

BlackPhillip - 7/18/2013, 3:00 AM

Chronicle was ok. Fox still sucks though.

ManOfKrypton - 7/18/2013, 3:17 AM

Landis was way off on his comments on MoS. Zod took the fight to Metropolis. The only reason why Supes went half way round the world to stop the world engine was so he didn't have to contend with Zod's men while he took it down.

Not to mention the majority of destruction was Zods doing not Supermans. Zod also said in the final battle he was going to make him pay by killing everyone, supes had no choice but to fight him there and then. If Supes took off to more open ground Zod still would have stayed in Metropolis to kill everyone.

Back on point though... Fox are scum, I'm not a fan of Max but this is his story... So he should be allowed to tell it how he wants.

Brainiac13 - 7/18/2013, 4:36 AM

I think he want to do a DC movie!

ToddTex - 7/18/2013, 5:10 AM

I liked Chronicle, but the guy has ONE 'superhero' movie under his belt and he suddenly takes himself for the be-all end-all expert on the subject. Chronicle WASN'T like the big CBM blockbusters which made it refreshing, once. I don't think it'll work as well as second time.

wcwpoet - 7/18/2013, 6:01 AM

Couldn't of happened to a nicer Douche. Look I thought Chronicle was ok, but it wasn't much than a rip from Akira. Wasn't too interested in the sequel, and definitely not that much interested in this guy's work in general.

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Max Landis Off CHRONICLE 2

A few hours ago, screenwriter, Max Landis, passed along some sad news, that he is no longer working on the script to Chronicle 2, and furthermore, has not been involved for months. Check it out!

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