In the depressing trend that’s sweeping Hollywood, yet another person in the industry has been accused of sexual assault. This time, it’s none other than Max Landis – you know that guy who wrote 2012’s Chronicle and makes it a point to let everyone know that he did in fact write Chronicle – and the allegations are on Twitter for everyone to see.
I can’t imagine who is more scared in a post-Weinstein world than a famous director’s son.
— Allie 4815162342 (@AllieGoertz) November 7, 2017
BTW, multiple publications interviewed me about this tweet and I gave on-the-record comments to all of them. I don’t know if they’ll ever come out but from what I can tell, each place is taking the story very seriously.
— Allie 4815162342 (@AllieGoertz) December 21, 2017
Thank you, Anna! My experience was minute (yet coloring) in comparison to the other women I know who came forward. I hope their stories are published so we can stop him. Your support is huge to the cause. ♥️
— Allie 4815162342 (@AllieGoertz) December 22, 2017
Last night, one of the actresses from “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” accused “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” creator/former WWE creative consultant for USA/PWG crowd regular & pizza buyer/John Landis’s son Max Landis of sexual assault. pic.twitter.com/i6b93d9h2s
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) December 22, 2017
Max Landis himself is yet to respond, but it’s interesting to point out the series of tweets he fired off when he was accused of being sexist back in November of last year:
This is fucking pathetic.
This is actual pathetic journalism that involves skipping all the movies I’ve liked with female protags this year. https://t.co/DDYYZVcxQO— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
Seriously. You’re supposed to be a real publication, not some clickbait bullshit. I didn’t like a movie everyone liked. Grow up. https://t.co/DDYYZVcxQO
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
This is a blatant hackjob and an attack on my character for NOT LIKING A MOVIE. Did not attack anyone, creators, women, ANYONE. https://t.co/DDYYZVcxQO
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
I wonder if there’ll ever be a clickbait article that’s a feminist take on the movies I’ve had made so far. It would be interesting.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
In all three, the male characters are ultimately bumblers, who lose their showdowns with the villains only to be saved by women.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
Because my work focuses on emotional arcs over plot arcs, the male “action” hero rarely needs to actually win a fight.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
But it is interesting that my own work literally never comes up when I’m attacked as a “sexist” for not liking things. Honestly, weird.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
Rant over, sorry.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
I’m used to it by now, but sorta shocked because throughout my life I’ve thought of Vanity Fair as like, you know, a REAL thing. https://t.co/19QGtp2gIC
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 13, 2016
Honestly it had been a while since I’d been called sexist. Mostly these days I was getting bullied online it’s about being a libtard.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 14, 2016
True story, the person who wrote the weird, unfounded, inflammatory hackjob @VanityFair article already had me blocked on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/fv1gx23IWY
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 14, 2016
You know, it’s crazy. Every day on here I deal with dudes who are clearly sexist screaming about how they’re not sexist.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 14, 2016
It’s depressing that @vanityfair of all things would lump me in with those people. I feel like I sound like the president right now.
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 14, 2016
god it’s so crazy that “sounding like the president” now means you’re being a whiny insecure megalomaniacal baby man
— WATCH DIRK GENTLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 5th (@Uptomyknees) November 14, 2016
It’s important to point out that these are just allegations, but apparently it was another one of Hollywood’s open secrets, similar to Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and just this week, T.J. Miller. Landis hasn’t issued a statement, but when he does, we’re sure he’ll let us know once again that he wrote 2012’s Chronicle. More recently, Landis wrote Bright, a film currently getting destroyed by critics but a positive reaction from fans.
What do you make of the allegations against Max Landis? Be sure to tell us your thoughts in the comments!