Dune: Part TwoStars React to AMC Theaters' Viral Sandworm Popcorn Bucket: 'That's Not Okay'

Mar. 15, 2025

Dune: Part Two’s cast have finally come face-to-face with AMC Theaters' viralsandworm popcorn bucket.

Zendaya,Timothée Chalamet,Florence PughandAustin Butlerappeared together onJimmy Kimmel LiveThursday, and during the interview Kimmel, 56, brought out the collectible popcorn bucket, which has receivedconsiderable attentionin recent days.

“I’m good, I’m okay,” Zendaya, 27, joked when Kimmel offered for her to reach inside the bucket to get some popcorn. Chalamet, 28, jokingly pretended his arm was being eaten when he reached inside the bucket.

“That’s not okay,” Pugh said in response to seeing the item. “Who made that? That’s not okay. That’s wrong.”

“It’s really hard to get the popcorn out of this thing — it’s not ideal for eating,” Kimmel added.

Public reaction to the popcorn bucket has involved a significant number ofsex-related jokes, which the actors appeared to have some familiarity with during theirJimmy Kimmel Liveappearance. “The jokes write themselves,” Zendaya said during the interview.

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Dune 2 Stars React to AMC Theaters' Viral Dune: Part Two Popcorn Bucket

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Dune: Part Tworevisits the fictional planet Arrakis — and its giant sandworms — immediately after the end of 2021’sPart One. The science fiction epic from filmmakerDenis Villeneuvefollows Chalamet’s character Paul Atreides as he makes allies of Chani (Zendaya) and the planet’s population known as the Fremen. Butler, 32, stars in the movie as a villain named Feyd-Rautha, who is tasked with hunting down Paul, while Pugh appears as the galaxy’s princess, Irulan.

Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken, and Tim Blake Nelson also joined the series for its sequel, on top of an already large ensemble that featuresDave Bautista,Javier Bardem,Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling andJavier Bardem.

Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Jimmy Kimmel, Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet.Randy Holmes/Jimmy Kimmel Live/Instagram

Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler & Florence Pugh

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The movie will “explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family,” according to an official synopsis.

Filmmaker Villeneueve has indicated heintends to make a third film in the seriesfollowing the upcoming sequel.

Dune: Part Twois in theaters March 1.

source: people.com