Max Steel (film)
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| Directed by | Stewart Hendler |
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| Written by | Christopher L. Yost |
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Max Steel by Mattel |
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| Music by | Nathan Lanier |
| Cinematography | Brett Pawlak |
| Edited by | Michael Louis Hill |
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| Distributed by | Open Road Films |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $6.3 million |
Max Steel is a 2016 American science fiction action superhero film directed by Stewart Hendler, written by Christopher Yost, and stars Ben Winchell, Josh Brener, Ana Villafañe, Andy García, Maria Bello and Billy Slaughter. Based on the eponymous toy line by Mattel, the film chronicles the adventures of teenage Max McGrath (Winchell) and alien companion Steel (Brener), who harness and combine their tremendous powers to evolve into the turbo charged superhero Max Steel.
Filming began on April 29, 2014, in Wilmington, North Carolina and wrapped in late May 2014. Dolphin Films and Mattel Playground Productions co-produced the film. The film was released in the United States on October 14, 2016, by Open Road Films and was a critical and commercial failure.
Max Steel is an in-depth "origin" story. The plot chronicles the adventures of teenage Max McGrath and alien companion Steel, who are symbiotically bonded and utilize a unique form of esoteric energy to become the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel. As these two unlikely friends struggle to accept their oddly connected fates, they begin to uncover unimaginable secrets, working together to find the truth, and fighting the mysterious forces threatening their world.
An early attempt to create a Max Steel film occurred in 2009 when Paramount Pictures purchased the rights to the franchise.Taylor Lautner was an early choice for the starring role, although he would later drop out due to commitment to the Stretch Armstrong film The revival of Max Steel as a television show in 2013 while the film languished. In August 2013, plans for a new film resumed with Mattel partnering with Dolphin Entertainment to fund the film.
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