in search of : Maximilian Brückner

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Maximilian, Maxi (in his family and according to his agency), Max Brückner, Bruckner / Brueckner
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German Actor, Director, Musician, Dancer and also proud native Bavarian
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- "Schuhplattler der Herzen" - "Prince Charming"







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"I hob hoit des Pech g'habt und des Glück, dass i hoit nix anders konn, ois a bissl rumspuin und auf der Bühne rumhupfn." M.B.







Interview with Maximilian Brückner
for the German section of this website.
Interview on January 17, 2014 for his new film "Und Äktschn!", which opened in German and Austrian movie theatres on Feb 6, 2014.
Max Brueckner
Exclusive Interview with Maximilian Brückner
(in Bavarian) for the German section of this website.
Interview date was in late January 2012, but due to a string of unforeseen circumstances, publishing it was delayed till early March 2012.


~ News ~



Sep 3 Filming for the six-part ARD series "Mabuse" (WT) has wrapped; the films are now in post-production, with broadcast expected in 2027. Cast and crew lists have been released today: Crew-United.
Starring Zoë Valks, Friedrich Mücke, Marie Bloching, Fridolin Sandmeyer, Clemens Schick, and Philip Froissant.
Maximilian Brückner has a recurring supporting role as Probst.
Screenplay: Boris Kunz, Peter Kocyla, and Oskar Sulowski. Director: Boris Kunz. Production company: Keshet Fiction Germany
Aug 26 Bella from Trachten Brückner and her brother Maximilian announce something new. Video on Instagram and on Facebook, 25.8.26
Aug 20 🐕‍ #ilcommissariorex dopo 17 anni dalla sua dipartita in Italia 🇮🇹, torna in Austria 🇦🇹 alle sue origini e lo fa con una #nuova imperdibile serie televisiva in onda tutti i giovedì sera, in prima serata #raidue #rex #telefilm. Video su granelli_laserie, Instagram, 19.8.26
Aug 11 "Nix is fix" / "Shoot the Mouse!" won yesterday's prime time on German TV with 3,37 mio viewers = 17,7% market share - ZDF, slightly ahead of the European Athletics Championships with 3,20 mio viewers = 18,2% market share - ARD; Sources: AGF/GfK / DAP AGF Scope & Quotenmeter
Aug 10 The first trailer for "Jennerwein - Hochsaison" was released thru Leonine Studios. In German & Austrian cinemas from Nov 5, 2026 on: Trailer
Aug 3 "Ein Münchner im Himmel - Der Tod ist erst der Anfang" will screen at the 22. Festival des deutschen Films Ludwigshafen am Rhein (19. August - 6. September 2026) at the Parkinsel: Thu 27. Aug. 4pm Freiluftkino ; Thu 3. Sept. 5:30pm Zeltkino B ; Fri 4. Sept. 8:45pm Freiluftkino ; Sat 5. Sept. 1pm Zeltkino B ; Sun 6. Sept. 4:30pm Zeltkino A. 
Nominated for the Rheingold Audience Award 2026. Tickets are available at tickets.fflu.de
July 31 Three of Maximilian Brückner's films will screen at the upcoming 20th Bavarian Fünf Seen Filmfestival ; tickets are already on sale.
🎬 "Ein Münchner im Himmel - Der Tod ist erst der Anfang" (Dir. David Dietl, 2026) on Fri 7.8., 9:15pm, Open Air Kino at the Starnberger Seebad, and on Sat 8.8., 5pm, Kino Breitwand Starnberg
🎬 "Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot" (Dir. Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2006) on Sat 12.9., 8:15pm, Kino Breitwand Starnberg
🎬 "Räuber Kneissl" (Dir. Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2008) on Sun 13.9., 5:15pm, Kino Breitwand Gauting
July 29 The page "Maximilian Brückner at the 43th Filmfest Munich 2026" (where none of his movies ran) is finally online: 43-2026
July 23 The Münchner Volkstheater is now on summer vacation, but released the schedule for the first weeks of the new season 2026/27 today. It opens on September 24. "Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben" will be on Sat, Oct 3, 6pm, and the "Wiesn-Brandner" will be on Sun Oct 4, at 1:30pm.
Full schedule up to early November. Tickets online.
July 20 Yesterday marked the 400th performance of the play "Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben", starring Maximilian Brückner and directed by Christian Stückl, at the Münchner Volkstheater, bringing the 2025/26 season to a close, and it was an event I simply couldn't miss. As always, it was highly entertaining; afterwards, there were the usual rounds of applause and a standing ovation - and here’s to many more performances to come!
Here are some photos.
July 18 To mark the conclusion of the 191st Oktoberfest (9/19 – 10/4, 2026), the Münchner Volkstheater is once again teaming up with the "Boandlkramerei" music tent at the "Oide Wiesn" to present the "Wiesn Brandner" event. Following the performance at the Münchner Volkstheater on the final Sunday of the festival on October 4 at 1:30 p.m., the celebration continues at the Oktoberfest grounds from 5:00 p.m. in the company of the cast. The combined ticket includes the performance (with MVV public transport pass), admission to the "Oide Wiesn," a reserved seat in the "Boandlkramerei" music tent, a *Maß* (liter) of beer, and a three-course meal. Prices: Price Category I: €130.00; Price Category II: €115.00. Tickets are available online
July 16 "Ein Münchner im Himmel" opened the Kinoliebe Summer Festival on July 9, 2026 on Munich's Königsplatz, with director David Dietl and actors Maximilian Brückner, Simon Pearce and Michaela May in attendance. Video and photos from that evening.
July 14 Videointerview with Florian and Maximilian Brückner during the 43th Munich International Film Festival: The Spot Media & Film, Instagram, 13.7.26
July 9 "Mabuse" (WT): Friedrich Mücke & Maximilian Brückner, Sascha Geršak, Johannes Allmayer shoot: "Mabuse" (WT). Director and script writer: Boris Kunz. Production: Keshet Fiction and CCC Film. Casting: Gwendolyn Clayton. Source: Newsletter of their agency Agentur Lambsdorff, 9.7.26
It is a 6-part TV series (à 40 minutes) with Friedrich Mücke, Tom Wlaschiha und Deleila Piasko as the leads, filming in Prague. Source, 16.1.26
July 8 New set stills for "Jennerwein" (WT): Filmstarts.de. Florian Brückner in den lead as Inspector Hubertus Jennerwein, with a script by Maximilian Brückner, Linus Herbig-Matten and Dinah Marte Golch, based on the novel by Jörg Maurer. Director: Hannu Salonen. Opening date: November 5, 2026
July 7 Maximilian Brückner and the Riederinger Musikanten performed their reading with music about the robber Kneissl at his birth village Unterweikertshofen as a matinee on July 5: Photos
July 6 The play "Der Brandner Kaspar" in Oberammergau, 3. + 4. July 2026:
– On the stage: Photos from the 'Abenteuer-Bergretter' fansite on Instagram
– And behind the backdrops: Photos from actor Tobias Van Dieken on Instagram
July 3 Florian and Maximilian Brückner attended the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern Reception during the 43rd Munich Film Festival (Filmfest München) at the Praterinsel on July 2, 2026 in Munich, Germany. Photos: Imago, APA Images, GettyImages, AZ München.
July 2
🐕‍ "Kommissar Rex" ("Rex - Vienna Calling") will retun with a 2nd season, thanks to high viewing numbers both on Austrian ORF1 and on German Sat.1. The dog and the others from the main cast will return, and filming will start in and around Vienna this autumn/early spring 2027.
A selection of news articles: ORF (Austria), web.de (Germany), Südtirol News (Italy), 2.7.26
June 30 "Nix ist fix" (Engl. title "Shoot the Mouse!") which premiered at the 42nd Munich International Film Festival 2025 now has a broadcast date on German TV network ZDF on Monday, August 10, 2026, from 8:15 PM. Source: TVinfo
June 29 More set stills (photos: ARD Degeto Film | new!move films | Hendrik Heiden) for "Servus Eddie - Spätes Glück" from Moviepilot
June 24 Behind the scenes of THE BRANDNER KASPAR AND THE ETERNAL LIFE play at the anniversary performance: 20 years of BRANDNER KASPAR on April 5, 2025: Photos 📸 Amelie Tegtmeyer / Münchner Volkstheater
June 23 Press kit for "Servus Eddie - Spätes Glück", with set stills, infos about cast and crew, and interviews with Jutta Speidel and Maximilian Brückner: ARD
June 17 "Servus Eddie - Spätes Glück", the last film (shot in summer 2024) of German actor Günther Maria Halmer, who passed away in May 2026, finally has a broadcast date on German TV network ARD on Friday, July 31, 2026, from 8:15 PM, as part of the series “Endlich Freitag im Ersten.” Also starring Maximilian Brückner, Marlene Morreis, Jutta Speidel, Gerhard Wittmann, among others. Directed by Felix Karolus, screenplay by Gerlinde Wolf and Felix Karolus. Sources: TVinfo and Fernsehserien.de (with photo). Photo with Günther Maria Halmer, Maximilian Brückner and Jutta Speidel: Filmstarts
June 11 ☁️ Eight more photos from the movie theatre tour through Bavaria for "Ein Münchner im Himmel" with diector David Dietl and lead actor Maximilian Brückner from May 18 in the Cineplex Neufahrn: Instagram, 11.6.26
June 9 ☁️ Yesterday, June 8 Maximilian Brückner visited Marias Kino in Bad Endorf for a screening and Q&A about "Ein Münchner im Himmel": Source with photo



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German Website Updates: 8/27 "Kommissar Rex" series (Rex - Vienna Calling ; 8/11 "Nix is fix" / "Shoot the Mouse!", Interviews, "Jennerwein - Hochsaison" ; 8/8 Readings ; 8/3 "Ein Münchner im Himmel - Death Is Just the Beginning" ; 8/1 "Servus Eddie - Spätes Glück" ; 7/21 "Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben" - Play, 2021- ; 7/7 "Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben" - the play on the road ; 6/8 "Wunderschöner" (More Beautiful) ; 5/12 Maxi about Maxi ; 1/29/26 Deutscher Filmball 2026 ; 12/22/25 "Mein Kind – Moya Ditina" (My Child) ; 9/17 Christian Stückl & the Munich Volkstheater ; 9/12 "Gute Freunde" (Good Friends - The Rise of the FC Bayern Munich)






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