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!