When it comes to 2024 movies , there seems to be somewhat of a popcorn bucket popularity contest going on since the Dune : Part 2 container went seriously viral. Following Deadpool and Wolverine ’s own bucket mocked the Dune sandworm container in a very lewd way, specialty Beetlejuice Beetlejuice popcorn buckets are coming out that share a connection with the Denis Villeneuve movie. When it comes to Michael Keaton’s return as Beetlejuice , its popcorn bucket isn’t going to send middle school boys giggling or anything at any suggestive implications, but it is similar for one reason: it’s another sandworm bucket! Check it out: A post shared by Regal (@regalmovies) A photo posted by on Regal Cinemas took to social media to share one of three special Beetlejuice 2 popcorn containers that will be available at the movie theater chain for those catching one of the most highly-anticipated upcoming horror movies of the fall season.
It’s another sandworm bucket, but with this design, the creature’s body wraps around your popcorn rather than consumers reaching their hands into its mouth. Not unlike the Dune movies, a sandworm is an iconic creature of the Beetlejuice movies, but Regal didn’t go the lewd route for their merchandise. Now apparently the Dune popcorn bucket wasn’t supposed to be seen as the NSFW object it has become among the public.
When the company was recently asked about how the design was conceived for the Dune bucket , it was shared that it was a “cha.