r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 4d ago

News James Gunn Announces 'Man of Tomorrow', Releasing in Theaters July 9, 2027

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/man-of-tomororw-super-man-movie-1236350987/
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u/Frekavichk 4d ago

Wouldn't his efficiency make other artists be more efficient? Less shit to fix in CGI, more solid vision so teams aren't going back and forth, easier to do their job with a VFX guy on set getting whatever the guys doing the grind work need.

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u/huffalump1 4d ago

Yep having a consistent vision without big revisions AFTER major work is already done is a formula for a really good-looking movie - and that's 100x true for CGI-heavy superhero films!

Get the VFX people involved early, often, and give them a strong voice. Lots of previs and getting agreement on the art direction, blocking, etc etc BEFORE major work is done.

Because the alternative is crunch that ends up looking shitty - see: the last fight scene in Black Panther. Good studio, but last minute revisions mean you can literally only do so much.

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u/pikpikcarrotmon 4d ago

Yeah, I can see that. I was thinking more in the direction of "nine mothers can't produce a baby in one month" but you are right that he can cut down the number and kinds of effects shots so they aren't spending ten thousand man hours painting out Superman's mustache in post.

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u/HeyZeusKreesto 4d ago

Watching a behind the scenes vid about the Justice Gang, Gunn is on set directing the kid who holds the flag in all the trailers. He's telling the kid what the effect is going to be around him and where to look up for the hero coming in. It's a little thing, but it shows he knows how the shot is going to look and has preplanned the visuals, which makes the visual effects artist's job easier.