New Photos and Synopsis from MAX STEEL

We have some new photos from Open Road Films' Max Steel for you to check out today thanks to Collider. I have to say I've been impressed with what I've seen from this movie. This is one of the films that could have easily ended up looking terrible, but these images show off something that could prove to be really cool. 

The movie is  based on the Mattel action figure and animated series on Disney XD. Director Stewart Hendler wrapped production last month in Wilmington, North Carolina, and we should be getting our first trailer soon, as the movie has a panel at San Diego Comic-Con.

The movie stars Ben Winchell (Disney’s A.N.T. Farm, Necessary Roughness), and apparently he trained for 6 to 8 hours a day studying parkour, martial arts, boxing, and fencing to prepare for the role.

The feature also stars Ana Villafañe (Hiding) as Sofia Martinez, Maria Bello (A History of Violence) as Max’s mom, Molly McGrath, and Andy Garcia (Ocean’s 11, 12, 13) as Dr. Miles Edwards, and it was written by Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World). Below you will find the synopsis and more pics! 

Max Steel is an in-depth “origin” story packed with captivating characters and fast-paced action.  The plot chronicles the adventures of Max McGrath and his mother have just moved back to Copper Canyon, the town in which Max’s scientist father died in a mysterious accident shortly after Max was born. As Max adjusts to his new school, things get complicated when his body starts to generate strange energy flare-ups that he can’t control.

At first a confusing mix of inconvenient and exhilarating, this unpredictable power eventually grows too intense for Max to handle, causing him to distance himself from those around him including the girl he likes, Sofia.  Eventually the energy pushes him to the verge of fatal combustion.  In the nick of time, a techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel, who has been secretly monitoring Max’s progress, saves him just before he loses consciousness.  The two discover that when joined together they can control the energy and harness it into superhuman strength – and that when apart, neither can survive for long.

As these two unlikely friends learn to accept their connected fates, they begin to uncover secrets surrounding the death of Max’s father.  As they dig deeper, they soon find themselves hunted by an unforeseen enemy bent on capturing Max and Steel for a sinister agenda of destruction.  Uncertain who to trust, they will have to work together to find the truth, and fight the mysterious forces threatening our world.

To see the previously released image, click here.

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