The Marvel Cinematic Universe has always competed with DCU. Their movies have an entirely separate fan base, and even the fans keep targeting each other. While Marvel has started its phase 5, DCU is set to bring up some exciting movies. The Flash is one of the most anticipated movies from the DC universe. While Aquaman 2 has all the attention due to Amber Heard starring in the movie.
Aquaman 2
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has led to many controversies after Haerd’s defamation trial. The fans have fought many word wars for this sequel and called out James Wan. The movie recently had its test screening, and it failed to please the audience. The fans have once again taken it upon themselves to compare MCU and DC’s test screening. They have even started a comparison war.
Amber Heard’s fans believe Aquaman 2 will be successful, compares it with MCU’s Thor 4
Amber Heard in Aquaman
Aquaman sequel went ahead with Amber Heard, despite her famous defamation trial controversy. They gave her 20 minutes of screen time, giving her fans some hope for her future. The film recently had its test screening as per the DCU’s ritual. Their reviews, according to an insider, haven’t been that great. ViewerAnon said Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is one of DC’s worst films ever.
Now, Heard’s fans have taken it upon themselves and started a war on Twitter while comparing MCU’s Thor film and its test screening. Thor: Love and Thunder did an internal screening for its employees and received a standing ovation.
Big Screen Leaks said, “THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER test screened internally not too long ago and people LOVED it.”
The movie did perform okay at the box office and accumulated enough to cover its making, but the reviews of the film were washed out.
About the critics’ responses, Thor: Love and Thunder received a 6.3/10 IMDb rating based on 341k+ votes, and on Rotten Tomatoes, it scored 64/100% based on 433 reviews.
The fans of DCU have pointed out the faulty test screening MCU had with Thor 4. Despite the love and applause the test screening received, the movie didn’t have great reviews.
With this Heard’s fans have hopes that Aquaman 2 will be successful despite the negative test screen reviews.
DCU fans have zero hopes for test screening after MCU’s Thor
Thor: Love and Thunder
The new DC sequel didn’t do well with its test screening. The insider called it one of the worst DC movies. The fans have been left in shock by these reviews. A person took to Twitter and shared a tweet that indicated his trust issues with test screening results after Marvel’s phase 4 Thor film.
The tweet read, “This right here is why people can’t put 100% stock into Test Screenings.”
With all the mixed reviews filling the internet, the final verdict will be given when the movie comes out.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will premiere in the theater on December 25, 2023.
Thor: Love and Thunder is available to stream on Disney+.
