Dune may not have the same kind of merchandising power as Star Wars, but you can’t blame them for trying.
Just in, fans got a look at some promotional material for Dune: Part Two in the form of a specialized popcorn bucket in the shape of a sandworm; but audiences immediately thought that it looked like something else. Here’s a look at the bucket:
The popcorn bucket for ‘DUNE 2’.
(via: @3CFilmss) pic.twitter.com/FzNZjGJiTC
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 26, 2024
And here’s what everyone’s been saying about it:
babe are you ok?? you’ve barely fucked your DUNE 2 promotional popcorn bucket https://t.co/o4jOlaYu0a
— sarah (@sablaah) January 26, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery will require all customers to sign a waiver before purchasing the ‘DUNE 2’ popcorn bucket.
The studio does not want to be held responsible for “any injuries sustained while engaging in sexual activity the bucket.”
(Source: @DEADLINE) pic.twitter.com/ZWZfdQyLW0
— DisbussingFilm (@DisbussingFilm) January 27, 2024
another day working at the multiplex. everyone keeps asking me if they can fuck the Dune 2 popcorn bucket. buddy, this is an AMC, of course you can fuck the popcorn bucket. https://t.co/VMDrBlhKns
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) January 26, 2024
When mom is looking for the leftover popcorn from Dune 2 in IMAX https://t.co/Zv49E3BsRw pic.twitter.com/809VYPS7wt
— Zach (@ZachKindron) January 26, 2024
Me when I get arrested for fucking the Dune 2 popcorn. https://t.co/OcRDNX8Jxt pic.twitter.com/r9HcETKYC8
— Dragon of Dojima (@GaryLaPlante) January 26, 2024
Even the Gen V page had fun by posting that superhero that has to stick his penis into every hole that he sees:
— GEN V (@genv) January 26, 2024
We don’t know how much power the creative team behind the movie has over merchandising, but I have to admit, having a sandworm you can eat popcorn out of is a pretty fun concept. I guess nobody in the room saw the final product and immediately thought people would associate it with a fleshlight.
As for Dune: Part Two, the film is expected to finish the events of the first Dune book, but director Denis Villeneuve is said to be planning a trilogy with the third being an adaptation of Dune: Messiah—a story where all of Paul’s visions of a holy war in his name come true.
Hopefully Part Two manages to hype up enough people that a third movie gets greenlit immediately by WB Pictures. Fingers crossed.
For now, Dune: Part Two is expected to release on March 01, 2024.
