AMC’s Dune: Part Two popcorn bucket is now infamous for its subjectively lewd design, and it was only a matter of time before a rival theater chain struck back in the kernel war.
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Mexican movie theater chain Cinépolis’ offering to the horny Dune popcorn cannon has reached X / Twitter — and it’s causing quite a scene. In the ad, a fan is transported to Arrakis and then crouches down in the lobby of a movie theater with a bucket of popcorn. Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya appear in coordinated Dune garb. Chalamet bends down. He seductively reaches into a fan’s popcorn and eats a kernel while sustaining eye contact. He then passes the popcorn bucket up to Zendaya and helps the fan to her feet. Zendaya eats some popcorn, too, and then the pair walk the fan into the theater. They hold the door open for her with inviting eye contact.
In the full version of the ad, the fan sits between Florence Pugh and Austin Butler in the theater, sharing popcorn of course. But the second half of the ad with the additional stars has yet to reach the timeline.
The unsettling ad obviously garnered lots of reactions online. One X user wrote, “They look like they just saw her across the theater concessions and loved her vibe,” in reference to the meme about a couple inviting someone to a threesome. Another said, “i’m crying why is this ad so horny.”
Some attempted to explain its existence. One user wrote, “[Saudi guy who funded $150m of Dune 2] also? I want a weird video to these exact specifications:”
The Dune: Part Two promo joins a legacy of hot Dune promo. Some of us haven’t forgotten the Entertainment Weekly digital cover!
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