Octopus Overlords

No, this is not a joke. Someone decided this movie needed a sequel.



Edit - It's not real.

Ha! Had me fooled! That looks really good.

Damn, I got fooled because I half-assed watched a video with the sound low and thought it was real. I'm not sure why anyone spends the actual time to make a fake trailer like this.

I absolutely hate these fan made trailers. I can appreciate the effort that went into them. But I just wish they'd use that effort towards something other than trying to fool people into believing something is coming that is not.

hepcat wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 9:22 am I absolutely hate these fan made trailers. I can appreciate the effort that went into them. But I just wish they'd use that effort towards something other than trying to fool people into believing something is coming that is not.

No kidding. I wish that YouTube would require a clear statement of "Fan Trailer" in the title.

This particular one, though, stood out as fake just from the thumbnail. AI still can't manage skin with texture - Bill Murray has never been made of polished vinyl.

Blackhawk wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:06 pm AI still can't manage skin with texture - Bill Murray has never been made of polished vinyl.

+1.

Another giveaway is that AI trailers tend to have a lot of scenes of people just standing there, looking into the distance, and very (if any) scenes of people actually talking. That's because as soon as a face starts emoting or speaking, AI drives it off of the uncanny cliff.

To be fair, it was on in the background. I did a Google search to see if it was real and the AI returned

Groundhog Day 2: Shadow of the Past is a 2025 sequel to the 1993 film Groundhog Day. It stars Bill Murray and Margaret Qualley.
Plot:
Groundhog Day 2 follows Claire Connors (Margaret Qualley), the estranged daughter of Phil Connors (Bill Murray). Claire becomes trapped in her own time loop in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil helps Claire navigate her loop while also reconciling with her.
Director:
Groundhog Day 2 is directed by Jason Reitman.

I guess I'm getting to that age where I'm going to start falling for telephone scams from Windows.

Nah, you’re good.

I was watching it on my phone and thought it was real and kept asking myself “Why?!”. I then opened YouTube up and the comments were not directly clear (to me) it was fake until I read a comment that said to read the description. I guess I need to slow down and not react so quickly.

I honestly thought it was real at first too. Then, like telcta, I saw the comments section and realized it was fake.

His face in the thumbnail looks beyond fake. Daehawk's algorithm is creeping onto your computer and infecting your Youtube channel.

Completely fooled me. Wouldn't have known that wasn't real if it weren't for the comments.

They have always missed a golden opportunity to market the hell out of a "Groundhog's Day 2" unveiling event...then just show the first movie again.

McNutt wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:28 pm To be fair, it was on in the background. I did a Google search to see if it was real and the AI returned

No judgment from me. I kept staring at the thumbnail trying to figure out how they de-aged Murray so much until I realized it was AI.

GreenGoo wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:36 pm

McNutt wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:28 pm To be fair, it was on in the background. I did a Google search to see if it was real and the AI returned

No judgment from me. I kept staring at the thumbnail trying to figure out how they de-aged Murray so much until I realized it was AI.

And that's exactly what it looks like - like when they use AI to try to de-age someone and do it poorly (for example, young Luke.)

I'd recommend everyone go look for a few AI trailers, which are a popular video on YouTube. They have names like "Game of Thrones as an 80s Sword and Sorcery Movie." Watch two or three of those, and AI trailers will stick out like a sore thumb afterwards. Note, in particular, all the dramatic staring.

(The first one here actually gave me a chuckle.)

hepcat wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 9:22 am I absolutely hate these fan made trailers. I can appreciate the effort that went into them. But I just wish they'd use that effort towards something other than trying to fool people into believing something is coming that is not.

I'd actually be ok with prison sentences for this.