Who is Max Landis? Well, he is the guy responsible for the script of Chronicle, as well as for writing American Ultra and the upcoming Victor Frankenstein. So he is pretty well known, if you know what to look. But why am I interested in what he has to say about the Man of Steel? It's simple - because people pay attention to him. His ideas are, generally, good and he can make an impression when actually seeing his passion when talking about a project.

For example, Max Landis also pitched an idea for the Fantastic Four reboot, prior to Trank taking the reins. Check it out and then decide: is it worth listening to what he says about Man of Steel 2?

Max Landis' Fantastic Four

Max Landis came up with a pretty interesting idea for a Fantastic Four origin story. Thus, 4 friends designed a homemade rocket, which they intend on sending into space. Obviously, being an illegal operation, the authorities launch a campaign to stop them - they don't succeed. For the general public, the 4 friends become some sorts of celebrity (the kind of celebrities who will be forgotten in a fortnight).

But things go wrong during the launch and the four friends gain superpowers. Reeds becomes invincible, Sue can control light, Johnny can burn hotter than the sun, while Ben becomes incredibly strong.

Doom was also set to appear in the film - however, his intentions aren't made clear until the end of the film, after the four friends needed to become separated in order to flee the authorities. And his intentions were actually good ones, because he wanted to help them. A sequel would have seen him being still a good guy, until things went wrong for him too, becoming the four friends' arch nemesis.

As Max Landis said, his intention was to create Fox's own superhero team, one which would defeat the Avengers even if not all the members were present. And, to be honest, this pitch actually sounds interesting.

Check out the next page how Max Landis sees the Man of Steel 2!

Man of Steel 2, according to Max Landis

First off, I have to say that Max Landis didn't really approve of how Zack Snyder handled Superman. Nonetheless, the writer did find a way all around the flaws of the first Man of Steel movie.

Also, I need to add that the idea pitched by max Landis doesn't take into account the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, just like it makes some changes in the casting - most notably, Lex Luthor being portrayed by none other than Tom Hanks.

So, in regards to all the destruction from Man of Steel, Max Landis believes that it can be easily explained. Clark Kent never fought in his life (as shown in Zack Snyder's film), because he would have probably destroyed his opponents. But, in his first days as Superman, right after discovering who he is, the Earth is attacked by Zod. So a farm boy with unspeakable powers is pitted against trained soldier - obviously, he cannot handle the situation and all the destruction happens.

Eventually, not having his principles established yet (with his two fathers having given contradictory advices to him), he kills Zod.

And this explanation sounds pretty good and I am certain I have heard it somewhere else too - namely, all the fans of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. But this has little importance. And, who knows, maybe Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will address this issue.

Check out the next page for the aftermath of Metropolis's destruction!

Superman - going into seclusion

So, after the events of Man of Steel, Max Landis believes that Superman will immediately throw away his cape. He was unprepared for the battle and this has leaved him scarred. Hired at the Daily Planet, he doesn't manage his job too well, suffering from a severe form of PTSD. His relationship with Lois Lane isn't what it should have been, since he knows that, eventually, someone will learn his secret - and this would endanger Lois.

And someone does know his secret - it is none other than Lex Luthor.

In here, I can add that the whole world should already know Superman's secret identity (Zod going to the Kent house must have raised some questions, Lois at the same house also, and then there is the whole saving the school kids incident). So Max Landis must have seen the same movie as I did. But let's not digress.

Check out the next page, for an interesting approach towards Superman's relationship with Lex

Superman - doing the dirty work

Obviously, Lex has his own plans. However, they aren't revealed until the much later on. For now, he poses as Clark's savior of some sorts - he promises to clear his name, in chance for some favors.

And these aren't the types of favors you believe - in fact, according to Max Landis, Lex asks Superman to defeat all the supervillains in the world. And Superman does his job very well, in the process also learning how to fight without causing unneeded destruction. The problem is that he isn't sent only against the villains - he is sent against all metahumans.

Enter the Batman - already existing in this universe, Batman advices Superman against listening to Lex. Clark doesn't pay attention and, eventually, he ends up defeating singlehandedly all the future Justice League members. Of course, in the meantime, he has plenty of chances to actually save people and become a hero.

So what happens next? Lex Luthor reveals his evil plan - taking over the world, with his own army of brainwashed superheroes.

Sounds pretty interesting, right? Check out the next page too, for the last act!

Batman and Superman, according to Lax Landis

In the final act, Max Landis would have Superman realizing he has been fooled. Batman comes again and tells him that only fear would stop Lex - fear being Batman's main weapon. But Superman comes with a plan of his own - to free the future Justice League members. So both of the heroes go and wreak havoc.

Of course, at this point, it appears that Max Landis has lost all interest, since he started joking about minimum property damage, no human casualties, and so on. But was he kidding? Even after freeing the whole Justice League, could they prevent any casualties when fighting an armored Lex?

Well"¦

Check out the next page to and find out our opinion on this pitch!

Man of Steel by Max Landis

Up to a certain point, what Max Landis says makes perfect sense. Superman wouldn't turn evil - he would just have lost his direction, if he ever had one. And it is pretty understandable. The whole Lex Luthor angle also seems plausible - Lex most likely knows that he doesn't stand a chance against Superman, let alone against a superhero alliance.

The whole Batman team-up towards the end is also pretty neat - however, we cannot understand how Superman missed capturing Batman from the first place, since Batman is the only one without superpowers. He should have been the first to fall - surely Lex knows how dangerous the Dark Knight can be.

As far as the climax is concerned, I actually don't want a parody of a flick. If Lex indeed has an army of his own (droids or whatever), 7 Justice League members cannot simply be able to prevent destruction. They cannot be all over the place - sure enough, Flash is fast enough. But still"¦

We've already seen a team of superheroes saving everybody within a city and it was unbelievable.

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