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  May 23rd release in Australia, May 24th US release. Trailers:
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 Mad Max is back, bay-bee!! Well, okay, he's not back. Furiosa is back--this is a "Mad Max Saga". This film is a prequel to 2015's Fury Road, serving as a basis to explain Charlize Theron's character. Given the long production time of Fury Road, Miller and co. had plenty of time to work on backstories... and they did. A complete origin of Imperator Furiosa was penned before the shooting of Fury Road. George Miller had even intended to make a proper film of the story if Fury Road was a success. It was. Now we're here. From the Warner Bros website, the set-up is as follows: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/furiosa-mad-max-saga posted:As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. Timeline-wise, if that's your thing, this takes place roughly 15-20 years before the events of Fury Road. Now time is a funny thing in Mad Max, 'cause you can see it as all mythical apocalypse campfire stories or a single unified timeline. It's unlikely Max will appear at all, but who knows, maybe we'll get an interceptor cameo. Between The Road Warrior and Fury Road, Max is supposed to have been rebuilding the Interceptor (this plot is used for the video game). That said, we ARE getting some returning characters. Past Citadel characters such as Immortan Joe, Rictus Erectus, and The Organic Mechanic will return. Sadly with Hugh Keays-Byrne's death in 2020, he won't be stepping into the role; Australian actor Lachy Hulme will be filling in. Nathan Jones and Angus Sampson will be reprising their roles. As well, The People Eater (played by John Howard) will be returning, so it appears we will be seeing more of Gas Town in this movie.  And Miller keeps up the tradition of having the same actor playing different character across films (Max Fairchild playing Benno in Mad Max and "Broken Victim" in Road Warrior; Bruce Spence as the Gyrocaptain and Jedidiah the Pilot; Hugh Keays-Byrne as The Toecutter and Immortan Joe). Josh Helman, who played Slit in Fury Road, is back but is now playing Scabrous Scrotus, one of Immortan Joe's sons. Those of you who play the game may recall him as the primary antagonist there. Otherwise, much of the same crew returns as well. Same screenwriter and costume designer, Margaret Sixel (Miller's wife) is again the film editor, and Junkie XL is scoring it once more. Personally, I'm most excited to see Chris Hemsworth finally get a chance to play the most Aussie bloke he could dream up as Dementus. He based the accent of his own grandad and is rocking a real "we've got Thor at home" vibe: 
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May 7, 2024 09:12
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Hemsworth's dad was hanging around with the bikers who participated in the first Max and dog-sat their dog, called Wonderdog, while they were filming  Miller talks about it in the second last section of this video
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May 7, 2024 09:47
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I feel like the shots of Furiosa looking down at the camera and emphasizing her prosthetic arm are reminding me of some classic anime moment. like particularly this one: I dunno why it seems so striking to me but it feels like it's a more specific reference than I'm able to recall. Also googling that a bit, I found that this entire movie was originally conceived long ago as an anime! anyway im gettin hyped for it
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May 7, 2024 10:17
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I look forward to analysing the character/costume designs for this movie. For starters, Joe no longer has his icon as a codpiece, but instead two pistols slung very... Low on the groin. Evocative.
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May 7, 2024 13:25
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I'm more annoyed than I probably should be that they felt the need to tack "A Mad Max Saga" onto title. What demo are they going after with that subtitle? Who are these people that like Mad Max enough that they will be drawn in by the subtitle but who don't know about Furiosa? Fury Road completely transcended Mad Max in terms of cultural awareness, if people know Mad Max then they're going to know Furiosa.
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May 7, 2024 15:49
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After the bafflingly terrible genie movie I have low expectations but I want this to be good more than any other movie coming out this year. I can't even bring myself to watch the whole trailer because I don't want to know what to expect other than the cast. I know it can't be as exciting as Fury Road was but I just hope it's not stupid.
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May 7, 2024 18:42
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I saw the trailer for this before DUNC 2 and it looked kinda lovely. Either they're using a lot more CGI now than they were in Fury Road, or something just went wrong with their production because the action scenes looked crappy as hell. Not having high hopes but poo poo, hopefully it turns out to be great.
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May 7, 2024 19:00
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Shaman Tank Spec posted:I saw the trailer for this before DUNC 2 and it looked kinda lovely. Either they're using a lot more CGI now than they were in Fury Road, or something just went wrong with their production because the action scenes looked crappy as hell. I was gonna say the exact same thing. I was wondering if they used different film tech for this, or is it really just way more CGI than in the past movies? A big part of the appeal of Mad Max has always been the practical effects and real car stunts, but the trailer for this everything looks so hyper saturated and cartoonish. I'm hoping it's just the trailer or it looks better in theaters.
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Papercut posted:I was gonna say the exact same thing. I was wondering if they used different film tech for this, or is it really just way more CGI than in the past movies? A big part of the appeal of Mad Max has always been the practical effects and real car stunts, but the trailer for this everything looks so hyper saturated and cartoonish. I'm hoping it's just the trailer or it looks better in theaters. Fury Road had plenty of CG stuff in it, but it worked because the meat and potatoes of the movie was that they actually went to Nambia and filmed in that Mad Maxish landscape. This one was filmed in Australia so I don't know if they did a lot of location shooting or not but I agree that based on the trailers that it feels like there could be some greenscreen involved, which is almost never a good thing.
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May 7, 2024 20:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ttRWPXJSmM There is plenty of green screen on Fury Road and Furiosa was similarly filmed "on location" a lot, I think we should wait to see the final product before weighing in on how effective the look is.
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May 7, 2024 20:31
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Greenscreen is too much of a catch-all term I suppose. What I'm referring to isn't where you go out to the desert and set up a screen in front of a car crash scene so that you can CG elements into the shot later. I'm talking about the all-encompassing greenscreen where the actors are on a soundstage and the entire background is greenscreened. What's the term for that?
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May 7, 2024 20:44
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I'm gonna see it in theaters either way anyway though lol
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May 7, 2024 20:47
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Basebf555 posted:I'm more annoyed than I probably should be that they felt the need to tack "A Mad Max Saga" onto title. What demo are they going after with that subtitle? Who are these people that like Mad Max enough that they will be drawn in by the subtitle but who don't know about Furiosa? Fury Road completely transcended Mad Max in terms of cultural awareness, if people know Mad Max then they're going to know Furiosa. They liked mad max fury road so when they see on the poster or ticket kiosk that it says mad max they’ll see it.
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May 7, 2024 22:10
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this "trailer" is making the film look p good: https://youtu.be/WPFBg9NpDtU?si=FOBtO3V6kLHKagUV
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBFB8Oo4dBY
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Thats p dope but gimmie Brothers in Arms 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sCXkpZsBRg
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May 8, 2024 14:42
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Same. I’m hoping for that standout track like that one
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Early impressions from the Sydney premiere are positive. A bunch of been collected here: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/furiosa-first-reactions-brutal-masterful-and-absolutely-epic/ I don't think review-proper embargo lifts until the Cannes showing on the 15th, but still... The cliffnotes:
If those are the big issues with the film, I'm hyped. Like, I loving love Thunderdome for all its warts. I wonder if it'll be more revenge flick in tone a la Mad Max 1 than mythical Hero's Journey like the others.
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May 10, 2024 00:43
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also saw an interview and apparently Anna Taylor-Joy has no driver's license, learned to drive on set and basically only knows how to stunt drive like an apolocalyptic maniac now... and post-filming still has no license. legend
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May 10, 2024 01:26
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New trailer. Mixes scenes from Fury Road but also has new scenes from Furiosa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XotnyLjS8fo New Junkie XL soundtrack is sounding great. Loved the guitar at 1:08. Also, today I learned these is going to be a character in the film called The Octoboss and I am guessing it's a parachute-gliding chaingun guy: 
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May 10, 2024 04:50
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nothing about this film makes me confident that it'll be good. hoping i'm wrong as fury road was incredible in the cinema, but my expectations are pretty loving low based on the trailers
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May 10, 2024 08:49
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Horizon Burning posted:nothing about this film makes me confident that it'll be good. hoping i'm wrong as fury road was incredible in the cinema, but my expectations are pretty loving low based on the trailers  That's u
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May 10, 2024 10:30
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I would advise anyone wanting to go into this one without any spoilers to avoid all the media for this one. Miller has revealed something in at least one interview you might not want to know ahead of time and it was also on the movies Wikipedia page. So maybe go radio silent for a bit yeah?
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May 10, 2024 10:47
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Easily my most anticipated film of the year. Miller hasn't let me down yet and Fury Road is an all-timer for me
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I think he liked it https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1788859151319507304
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Seemlar posted:I think he liked it Longtweet + multiple exclamation marks means he loved it
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May 10, 2024 12:50
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Loved it and calls it the best of the franchise
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May 10, 2024 13:08
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He is my God, and the SAGA that he tells is my Bible.
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May 10, 2024 13:10
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lol i love Kojima. if there is a Furiosa game, i hope he makes it. he and Miller have been hanging out a lot recently and Miller was blown away by Death Stranding.
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May 10, 2024 15:38
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Horizon Burning posted:nothing about this film makes me confident that it'll be good. hoping i'm wrong as fury road was incredible in the cinema, but my expectations are pretty loving low based on the trailers many doubted Fury Road too when its trailers dropped.
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May 10, 2024 15:39
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Sally posted:many doubted Fury Road too when its trailers dropped. I hate to say it but I kind of agree with him. As soon as I saw the first Fury Road trailer I was completely on board, but this one just hasn't grabbed me. I'm still going to see it in theaters because Fury Road was so loving good, and I hope I'm wrong.
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May 10, 2024 15:46
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AFewBricksShy posted:I hate to say it but I kind of agree with him. Part of it is definitely just that the general aesthetic of Fury Road was very different and felt unique at the time. Furiosa looks pretty much the same so you don't have that Wow factor.
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https://x.com/hideo_kojima_en/status/1788960730093617390?s=61&t=fWsm-upldseXptBaVlet9Q
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May 10, 2024 17:01
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Hideo GOATjima
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9S-WyzAalQ Yeah I'm fuckin in
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May 10, 2024 17:56
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MacheteZombie posted:Hideo GOATjima
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May 10, 2024 18:31
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This convo had me go back and watch the Fury Road trailers, and holy poo poo the theatrical teaser trailer rips so drat hard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNWi-ZWL3c
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May 10, 2024 18:51
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Fury Road might have been the last time I was both surprised and delighted in the theater. I've liked movies since it came out, of course, but nothing quite like it.
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Planning on maybe seeing this in 4DX with my younger brother if the word on release is good. If it can manage to be anywhere near the level of Fury Road it’ll still probably be movie of the year both this year and next.
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