Earlier tonight, screenwriterMax Landismade hisComic-Condebut to promote his upcoming seriesDirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, which will debut on BBC America on October 22. This will beMax Landis' first foray into television, after making a name for himself as the writer of movies such asChronicle,American Ultra, and many more, but, during the panel, he revealed a very unique movie project that he’s working on for Warner Bros. The writer revealed during his Comic-Con panel that he’s also writing an animated movie based on the beloved characterPepe Le Pew.
Very little is known about the project, butDeadlinereports that Warner Bros. enjoyedMax Landis' pitch on the material. It isn’t known if any producers are attached to the project, or if the studio has a director in mind to tackle this project. If this does move forward into production, it would mark the first animation projectMax Landishas worked on.
After writing a number of short films, along with episodes ofFear ItselfandMasters of Horror,Max Landismade his feature writing debut with the surprise hitChronicle, which earned $126.6 million from a $12 million budget. He went on to write the scripts for last year’sAmerican UltraandVictor Frankenstein. He made his directorial debut withMe Him Herearlier this year, and he also wroteMr. Right, starringAnna KendrickandSam Rockwell.
Pepe Le Pewwas created byChuck Jonesand voiced by legendary voice actorMel Blanc. The character was loosely based on writerTedd Pierce, a writer and self-styled “ladies' man” who reportedly always assumed that his infatuations were requited. The original cartoons featuredPepe Le Pewperpetually seeking his one true love, but not having any luck whatsoever. We’ll have to wait and see how this story will change for the big screen.
Max Landisalso wrote a script for thePower Rangersmovie, but he isn’t credited on the project anymore. He also recently sold a massive sci-fi project entitledBright, which Netflix committed $90 million to, including $3 million forMax Landis' script alone. We’re not sure when more updates about thisPepe Le Pewmovie will be released, but stay tuned for more details.
