Max Beyond Announced For April

A small LA-based animation studio called Hazimation will be releasing their creation Max Beyond on digital platforms this spring. Hazimation may not have the budget or resources for a full-fledged theatrical debut, but they are willing to explore a genre most mainstream animated films don’t: the sci-fi thriller.

Max Beyond is about a boy named Max who can go Beyond. He’s been held captive in a research facility for years due to his ability to open rifts to other dimensions. Those who hold him prisoner want to exploit this power, but Max has a plan to escape…if he can just reach his older brother. Leon is planning to break in and bust him out, but Max can’t find an outcome where this doesn’t result in Leon’s death.

Can Max and Leon save each other? That may require a different approach. “When Max discovers his captors are using his power against him, he realizes he must stop focusing on how the story ends and rewrite the story from the beginning,” reads the description.

Max Beyond was directed, co-written and co-produced by Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull (Disney’s Fast Layne, indie sci-fi features – The Beyond & 2036 Origin Unknown), co-written by Stavros Pamballis (Siege On Liperti Street) and co-produced by Paula Crickard (Jolt, The Protege). Look for the film on digital platforms starting April 23.

And this may not be the end: Hazimation is also working on a Max Beyond video game, which is planned for release on consoles and PC in 2025. A trailer will be unveiled later this year.