Dave Bautista's Hilarious Reaction To Dune 2's Suggestive Popcorn Bucket

Novelty popcorn buckets encourage moviegoers to see upcoming films in theaters by offering them a little something to take home, with the bucket for the forthcoming "Dune: Part Two" making waves for all the wrong reasons (or right reasons depending on the person). X, formerly known as Twitter, has ample thoughts on the "Dune" sequel's oddly shaped popcorn bucket, which features a sandworm protruding out with little bristles going down its mouth. Now, even the film's cast is getting in on the action, and no one had a funnier reaction than Dave Bautista.

Dave Bautista on Brolin's response to the popcorn bucket.

"I'd do the exact opposite!" pic.twitter.com/yGKWonZkDv

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After Josh Brolin spoke with "Entertainment Tonight" about the popcorn bucket, stating definitively, "I'm not gonna stick my hand in there," the outlet then brought up his response to Bautista, who amusingly said, "I was the exact opposite," before making a hilarious thrusting motion with his arm into an imaginary bucket.

It would appear people fall into two camps when it comes to the "Dune 2" popcorn bucket — those who fear it and those who are willing to do anything for some delicious popcorn. Commenters on X loved Bautista's response plus his suggestive motion with @FloBukowsk writing, "Not the hand motion lmaoooo." @BeigeWindu even theorized Bautista may come to regret that movement: "Oh this clip will be memed."

Dave Bautista and Josh Brolin weren't the only ones with thoughts on the bucket. "Entertainment Tonight" also brought it up to other major cast members, such as Florence Pugh, who got straight to the point: "It's not okay!" Zendaya was also against it but for a completely different reason. "Just from an eating popcorn standpoint, you can't get anything out of it," she pointed out, drawing attention to the various bristles in the sandworm's mouth. "It pulls the popcorn out of your hand ... You go in and get a handful, and then by the time you get it out, then it's not in your hand."

The "Dune 2" popcorn bucket has become a meme all on its own, and it's hard to envision whoever came up with the design not seeing this as the ultimate endgame. Several other members of the cast pointed out how the design is clearly effective because everyone's talking about it. Soon, audiences can watch Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) ride a sandworm while eating out of their own sandworm when "Dune: Part Two" is released in theaters on March 1.