News on the Fury Road : "The Wasteland" & "Furiosa"

[biolumen]

Thank you for the update.

[BRC1974]

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/featu ... e-trailers

'Surprisingly, we didn’t see anything from Dune 2, Furiosa, Gladiator 2, Ghostbusters, Godzilla x Kong, or Ballerina'

damn

[Uncle Entity]

The movie is almost locked in, only minor tweaks and some all nighters ahead. They're really trying to hit that deadline. There has been a dramatic upgrade in the visuals compared to what we've seen in the trailer! Which is great news!

I wrote you a PM, long time ago.

Well, why did they release a CGI-unfinished trailer? The backlash has been almost massive, and I hated the negative hype.
I would have preferred having no trailer.

[AquaCola]

The next trailer will answer the question was that just a CGI-unfinished trailer or is Furiosa a CGI-unfinished film.

I really hope that was very early footage and not a glimpse of the final product. People trust Miller & co because of Fury Road so a really good trailer would but audiences at ease.

[Uncle Entity]

I really hope that was very early footage and not a glimpse of the final product.

Indeed...

[biolumen]

Furiosa had a test screening on Feb 28.

From our very own Taipan who posts on Reddit as 'Max_Rockatanski'

On Feb 28th, 7PM in Burbank, Los Angeles, a test screening of Furiosa took place.
All attendees signed very strict NDAs regarding this event but some of them shared their very general opinion on the film with me.

Furiosa is VERY GOOD. Really good. One person described it as a film for Mad Max fans first, general audiences second. While still being an amazing experience.

This makes me very hopeful for this film, especially after a mixed response to the trailer. BTW, the visuals have been upgraded significantly ever since.
We should also be seeing a new trailer very soon, the 'Furiosa' playlist was updated on WB official Youtube channel 2 days ago.

TBH I was skeptical too for a few reasons:
Short production time compared to Fury Road = less time for George to tinker with the film.
Dodgy CG in the trailer didn't bid well.
And yeah there's audiences that don't like movies with women but honestly I don't give a shit about those people.

So when I got the news from the first person saying it 'really, really delivered!' I was relieved. Then another person from the same screening told me essentially the same thing. And then I learned that people watching it loved it, so it's like a 'holy shit, it's happening!' moment. I'm very hopeful now. I don't know what they're going to do in the almost 3 months till the release but it seems they're on the right track.

As far as CG - that's an interesting story bc I talked to someone working on CG on this film for a while now (essentially being drip fed info, but it's good enough). And it looks like after the trailer, they really cranked up the dial to get the CG right. It resulted in that person temporarily hating the film due to all this insane work they had to put in a short time span, but they said the trailer looks like 'pre-visuals' compared to what they'd achieved since.

Scoured from elsewhere on the internet...

EXCLUSIVE: George Miller's new film, 'FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA', has a current runtime of 2hrs 20mins.

https://twitter.com/SammonNews/status/1 ... 9571059192

Leo: “I can’t expose this person, I can’t expose any names but I heard it from a friend - another friend saw this film - and that person said that, ‘this [movie] is as good as Fury Road’ which has me over the moon. Guys, listen, we’re all gonna have to see it for ourselves, I’m going to have to see for myself before I put it on that level, but to hear somebody say that, wow, that’s got me very excited guys.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPw057jWeoE&t=1s

[Uncle Entity]

Great. Can't wait.

[P-Tron]

That Youtube link is dishing out some huge spoilers IF they are real

[Taipan]

Yeah, I talked to quite a few people that went to that screening, I didn't ask for any spoilers just their general opinion on the film because NDA's are a real thing and I don't want to get anyone in trouble.

It was received very well the film, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows. First off - this was a test screening, so it was lacking a lot of elements. I feel like I need to explain the situation with CG because World of Reel kind of misunderstood what I was talking about.
I talked to someone working on CG on this film and that person said the upgraded visuals make the trailer look like pre-visuals. However, one of the main concerns about the test screening was in fact - poor CG.
I suspect the CG hasn't been updated yet for that screening. I stand by my CG contact and trust the CG is vastly improved - just not necessarily in the test screening version.

I did receive a lot of detailed descriptions of the film from elsewhere. I have to admit - I was quite surprised how many things have changed since the early versions of the script I became familiar with over the years. I was really surprised they did not show Immortan's treatment of Furiosa. It was quite pivotal in understanding why she hates him, but it's sort of 'implied' now from what I understand. In fact, I believe including all that to already a very violent and ruthless picture would push it into X-rated territory. Maybe it's a good thing they left it out, still it's a test version of the film, who knows how they decide to edit it.

[biolumen]

I suspect the CG hasn't been updated yet for that screening. I stand by my CG contact and trust the CG is vastly improved - just not necessarily in the test screening version.

We shouldn't have long to wait to know for sure. My feeling is that the quality of the CGI in the upcoming final trailer will be indicative of what we'll see in the theater.