Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Louis Chilton

Marvel secretly changes CGI in much-derided Thor: Love and Thunder scene – but fans say it ‘looks even worse’

Marvel Studios

Marvel’s latest cinematic release, Thor: Love and Thunder, has finally arrived on Disney+.

The film, a sequel to 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok, stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale.

When Love and Thunder was first out in cinemas, it attracted substantial criticism for its CGI effects, including from the film’s own director, Taika Waititi.

Particular condemnation was brought upon one scene in particular, which saw Thor talk to the disembodied spectre of a child’s head in a vision.

As observed by Twitter user @comicxbook, the CGI effects appear to have been altered for the film’s streaming release.

However, he claims in the side-by-side comparison, which has been “liked” over 100,000 times on the social media website, that the new version looks “even worse” than before.

“It also looks terrible in motion btw,” he added, sharing a clip of the scene.

Others also chimed in, agreeing that the new version of the scene appeared to show no improvement.

“I may have been overly optimistic in thinking that the ‘finished’ version would be better,” one person wrote.

“This is so embarrassing why are they doing this to me,” another joked.

“Man do I hate this idea of movies and TV shows being ‘patched’,” someone else wrote.

Thor: Love and Thunder is available to stream on Disney+ now.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.